Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Wilderness of Sinai?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Jebel Musa.

First appears in Exodus 19:1 · 3 books · 8 chapters

Overview

Biblical region. Modern identification: Jebel Musa.

Wilderness of Sinai is represented in the local geography layer as Jebel Musa. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Exodus 19:1 and is mentioned across 3 books, with 13 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Mount Sinai

About 0 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Egypt

About 313 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 371 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 380 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 380 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Wilderness of Sinai today

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Wilderness of Sinai refers to a wider biblical landscape rather than a single modern destination, so the marker is an orientation point inside the broader region.

Wilderness of Sinai is treated here as a wider landscape centered on this study point.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Borders, permits, local access, and the exact identification of biblical landscapes can change.

Modern orientation

Jebel Musa

about 50 km around Jebel Musa

28.540°N · 33.973°E

Key passages

Appears in

Numbers

6 chapters · 10 verse mentions

Exodus

1 chapter · 2 verse mentions

Leviticus

1 chapter · 1 verse mention