Places in the Bible Today:
Mount Sinai
Data
Translated Names | Mount Sinai, mount Sinai, Sina, Sinai |
Type | mountain |
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14 Possible Identifications
- Jebel Musa (modern): 50% confidence
Jebel Musa
- Har Karkom (modern): less than 10% confidence
Har Karkom
- Jebel Sin Bishar (modern): less than 10% confidence
Jebel Sin Bishar
- Ras es Safsafeh (modern): less than 10% confidence
Ras es Safsafeh
- Jebel Serbal (modern): less than 10% confidence
Jebel Serbal
- Jebel Katherina (modern): less than 10% confidence
Jebel Katherina
- Jebel Hashem el Tarif (modern): less than 10% confidence
Jebel Hashem el Tarif
- Jebel Halal (modern): less than 10% confidence
Jebel Halal
- Har ‘Arif (modern): less than 10% confidence
Har ‘Arif
- Jabal al Magharah (modern): less than 10% confidence
Jabal al Magharah
- Jebel Yeleq (modern): less than 10% confidence
Jebel Yeleq
- Jabal al Lawz (modern): less than 10% confidence
Jabal al Lawz
- Al Manifa (modern): less than 10% confidence
Al Manifa
- Jabal Harb (modern): less than 10% confidence
Jabal Harb
Verses (30)
- Gen-Deut (20)
- Exod 16:1, 19:2, 19:11, 19:18, 19:20, 19:23, 24:16, 31:18, 34:2, 34:4, 34:29, 34:32
- Lev 7:38, 25:1, 26:46, 27:34
- Num 3:1, 28:6
- Deut 33:2, 33:16
- Josh-Ruth (1)
- Judg 5:5
- 1Sam-Esth (1)
- Neh 9:13
- Job-Mal (2)
- Ps 68:8, 68:17
- Acts-Rev (6)
- Acts 7:30, 7:38
- Gal 4:24, 4:25
- Heb 12:18, 12:26
Linked Data Identifiers
Source | Identifier |
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Biblemapper.com | 1062, 1063 |
Logos Factbook | Mount Sinai |
OpenBible.info (2007) | Mount Sinai, Sinai |
OpenBible.info | abfba2a (Mount Sinai) |
TIPNR | Sinai@Exo.19.11 |
UBS Names Database | nt ID_1046, ot ID_2047 |
Wikidata | Q377485 |
Sources
- Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Sinai, Mount (place)
- Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2013): Sinai, Mount
- Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): page 208
- Baly, The Geography of the Bible (1974): pages 105, 251
- Carta Bible Atlas, 5th Edition (2011)
- Cole, Numbers (2000): 1:1
- Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Sinai
- ESV Bible Atlas (2010): Mount Sinai
- Expositor’s Bible Commentary (1984): Exod 19:1-2; Exod introduction: 5. Route of the Exodus; Num 33:5-37 note 15
- Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Sinai (Mount)
- Hamilton, Exodus: An Exegetical Commentary (2011): 19:1-2
- Hammond Atlas of the Bible Lands (2007): Sinai, Mt.
- HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (2011): Sinai
- Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
- Holman Illustrated Guide to Bible Geography (2020): page 27
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Sinai
- IVP Atlas of Bible History (2006): page 38
- IVP Old Testament Bible Background Commentary (2000): Exod 19:1-2
- Lexham Bible Dictionary (2016): Mount Sinai
- Mackay, Exodus (2001): 3:1
- Nelson’s Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2014): Sinai
- New Bible Atlas (1985): page 31
- New Interpreter’s Bible Dictionary (2009)
- Oxford Bible Atlas, Fourth Edition (2007)
- Rogerson, New Atlas of the Bible (1985): page 115
- Schlegel, Satellite Bible Atlas (2016): page 30
- Stuart, Exodus (2006): 17:1-2
- Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001): Sina, Sinai
- Tübingen Bible Atlas (2001): Choreb; Sina; Sinai map
- Wenham, Numbers (1981): 33:8-15
- Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Mount Sinai
- Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Sinai
- Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
- Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010)
- Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary (2009): Numbers Introduction; Numbers Introduction; 1Kgs 19:8
Confidence Trends over Time
This chart indicates how confidence in the identifications is changing over time. Each dot (connected by a dotted line) reflects the confidence of an identification over the preceding ten years (e.g., the 2009 dot reflects scholarship from 2000 to 2009), and the corresponding solid line reflects a best-fit line for the identification. Confidences that cluster near or below 0% indicate low confidence. Because of the small dataset, it's best to use this chart for general trends; if one identification is trending much higher than the others (in this case, Jebel Musa), then you can probably have higher confidence in the identification. This chart only reflects the sources I consulted (listed above), not an exhaustive review of the literature.
Thumbnail Image Credits
Ian Sewell, שועל, Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019, Esben Stenfeldt, Francis Frith, Mohamed kamal 1984, valleyofdawn
About
This page attempts to identify all the possible locations where this biblical place could be. The confidence levels add up to less than 100%, indicating that the modern location is uncertain.
It's best to think about the confidences in relative rather than absolute terms. Often they reflect different schools of thought, each confident in their identifications.