Story · 17 · Moses and Joshua

'Beyond the wilderness'

Leading his father-in-law's flock, Moses goes beyond the wilderness to Horeb, the mountain of God, where an angel appears in a burning bush.

A liminal place for a call.

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Horeb is another name for Sinai, where God will later make a covenant with the freed Israelites.

Bible reference: Exodus 3:1–2

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 270

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