Mount Sinai
Mount Sinai (Hebrew: הַר סִינָֽי Har Sīnay; Aramaic: ܛܘܪܐ ܕܣܝܢܝ Ṭūrāʾ dəSīnăy), also known as Jabal Musa (Arabic: جَبَل مُوسَىٰ, translation: Mountain of Moses), is a mountain on the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt. It is one of several locations claimed to be the biblical Mount Sinai, the place where, according to the Torah, Bible, and Quran, Moses received the Ten Commandments.
| Mount Sinai | |
|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic: جَبَل مُوسَىٰ, romanized: Gabal Mūsā Arabic: جَبَل مُوْسَى, romanized: Jabal Mūsā Classical Syriac: ܛܘܪܐ ܕܣܝܢܝ Ṭūrāʾ Dsyny Ancient Greek: Ὄρος Σινά Latin: Mons Sinai Hebrew: הַר סִינַי | |
The summit of Mount Sinai | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,285 m (7,497 ft) |
| Prominence | 334 m (1,096 ft) |
| Coordinates | 28°32′21.9″N 33°58′31.5″E |
| Naming | |
| Native name | طُوْر سِيْنَاء |
| Geography | |
It is a 2,285-metre (7,497 ft), moderately high mountain near the city of Saint Catherine in the region known today as the Sinai Peninsula. It is surrounded on all sides by higher peaks in the mountain range of which it is a part. For example, it lies next to Mount Catherine which, at 2,629 m or 8,625 ft, is the highest peak in Egypt.
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