{"id":114405,"date":"2026-11-07T14:05:45","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T14:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=114405"},"modified":"2026-11-07T14:05:45","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T14:05:45","slug":"where-is-mount-sinai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/where-is-mount-sinai\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Is Mount Sinai? Jebel Musa and the Nine Proposed Mountains"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Nobody knows for certain where Mount Sinai stood, though the mountain that carries the name on maps today is Jebel Musa, the &quot;mountain of Moses&quot;, a granite peak of 2,285 metres in the south of Egypt&#039;s Sinai Peninsula, with St Catherine&#039;s Monastery at its northern foot. Christians have pointed to it since at least the 4th century, when the monks who lived there led a pilgrim named Egeria to its summit. Yet at least nine mountains, in Egypt, Saudi Arabia,\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nobody knows for certain. The Mount Sinai on today&#039;s maps is Jebel Musa in Egypt, where Christians have pointed since at least the 4th century, but at least nine mountains in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Israel and Jordan have published supporters, each with its case and its objections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":113816,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[38],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-114405","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bible-mysteries"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3102,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/mountain-symbolism-bible\/","url_meta":{"origin":114405,"position":0},"title":"What Do Mountains Symbolize in the Bible? 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