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A-Z: General definitions: Sinai Desert
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A barren, desert area in modern day Egypt, in which Mount Sinai is located. According to the Old Testament, Moses and the Israelites wandered in the Sinai Desert for forty years prior to entering the land of Canaan.
A mountain in the Sinai Desert where Moses met God and received the Tablets of the Law (Ten Commandments).
A 'testament' is a covenant or binding agreement and is a term used in the Bible of God's relationship with his people). The sacred writings of Judaism (the Hebrew Bible). These also form the first part of the Christian Bible.
Very important Jewish leader described in the Book of Exodus in the Old Testament. Moses led the Jewish people out of slavery in Egypt to the Promised Land. Received the Ten Commandments form God.
Descendants of Israel (Jacob) and occupants of Israel.
In the Old Testament the land promised to Abraham, and later sometimes referred to as 'the Promised Land'.
