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Mount Sinai is the great mountain in the south of the Sinai desert honored as the place where God gave Moses the Ten Commandments and made his covenant with the people of Israel.
Many pilgrims climb before dawn, either up the long winding camel path or the steep steps of repentance, to watch the sun rise from the summit over a sea of desert peaks. It is a demanding but unforgettable ascent.
At the foot of the mountain lies Saint Catherine's Monastery, one of the oldest working monasteries in the world, built around the site honored as the burning bush. Within its ancient walls are priceless icons and one of the greatest libraries of old manuscripts on earth.
Here Moses met God in the burning bush, and here he later received the Ten Commandments and the Law that would shape the faith of Israel.
It is one of the great meeting places of God and humanity. "Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground." (Exodus 3:5)
Why does Mount Sinai matter to pilgrims?
It is the mountain of the Law, where God spoke to Moses face to face. Reaching the summit at sunrise, tired and full of awe, pilgrims feel something of what it meant to draw near to God on his holy mountain.
In the south of the Sinai desert in Egypt, with Saint Catherine's Monastery at its foot.
Most pilgrims climb before dawn by the camel path or the steps of repentance, reaching the summit for sunrise.
One of the oldest working monasteries in the world, built around the site honored as the burning bush.
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