Occurrences Mount Horeb



moses striking rock @ horeb, engraving gustave doré la sainte bible , 1865


the name horeb first occurs @ exodus 3:1, story of moses , burning bush. according exodus 3:5, ground of mountain considered holy, , moses commanded god remove shoes.


exodus 17:6 describes incident when israelites in wilderness without water. moses upon rock @ horeb , struck rock , obtained drinking water rock. exodus 17:6 goes on moses called name of place massah , meribah, because of contention of children of israel, , because tempted lord, saying, lord among or not? ”


the other use of name in exodus @ exodus 33:6, horeb location israelites stripped off ornaments. passage (i.e., exodus 33:1–6) suggests horeb location israelites set off towards canaan resumed exodus journey.


in deuteronomy, horeb mentioned several times in account of wanderings of israelites in wilderness: deuteronomy 1:2, 1:6, 1:19. moses recalled in deuteronomy 1:6 god had said israelites @ horeb, have dwelt long enough @ mountain: turn , take journey , confirming same suggestion horeb location set off towards canaan.


the account of delivery moses of ten commandments, , references it, include mentions of horeb @ deuteronomy 4:10, 4:15, 5:2,9:8, 18:16 , 28:69. there similar references @ psalms 106:19 , malachi 4:4. deuteronomy 5:2 creates sense current generation whom moses speaking had been present on mount horeb when moses descended commandments, although individuals [had been] present had perished exception of moses, joshua, , caleb. [the] nation survived, , nation organic whole covenant had been made. might propriety said made whom moses addressed @ time, inasmuch constituted nation.


at 1 kings 8:9 , 2 chronicles 5:10 stated ark of covenant contained tablets delivered moses @ horeb. @ 1 kings 19:8, elijah visits horeb mount of god .


according documentary hypothesis, name sinai used in torah jahwist , priestly source, whereas horeb used elohist , deuteronomist.


there no references horeb in new testament. @ galatians 4:24–25, mount sinai mentioned:


… 1 covenant mount sinai , bears children slaves: hagar. hagar stands mount sinai in arabia , corresponds present city of jerusalem, because in slavery children.








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