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Mount Sinai (29 Subjects)

Crossing of the Red Sea. Moses receives the tablets of the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai. Moses smashes the tablets as he sees the Israelites worshipping the Golden Calf.

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The tablets of the Ten Commandments.

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Views of Mount Sinai.

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Map of the top of Mount Sinai. Map of the area around the top of Mount Sinai. Views of the "Rock of Rephidim", stopover of the Jews during their Exodus from Egypt.

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Inscriptions from Mount Sinai.

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Inscriptions from Mount Sinai. Inscriptions from the base of one of the colossal statues of Amenophis / Amenhotep III in Luxor (anc. Thebes).

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View, section plan and floor plan of the convent and the church of Saint Catherine on Mount Sinai.

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Rock from the ossuary in Saint Catherine's Monastery on Mount Sinai, Egypt, on which the figure of Saint Cathrine is sketched.

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Moses' rock on Mount Sinai.

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View of Mount Sinai with Saint Catherine's Monastery, as well as other monasteries and chapels.

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Pilgrims inscriptions on Mount Sinai, Egypt.

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Jacob Breuning, his companion Carlier de Pinon and their guide on their trip from Egypt to Palestine. Jacob Breuning and his companion wear Ottoman costumes, yet their hats are similar to those of Christian pilgrims. In the same context, their guide carries a pilgrim as well as a rosario.

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Monastery, possibly dedicated to Saint Arsenius on the route from Cairo to Mount Sinai. Monastery of the Virgin of the Palm on the route from Cairo to Mount Sinai.

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Monastery of Saint Catherine on Mount Sinai.

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Katholikon of the monastery of Saint Catherine on Mount Sinai.

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The remains of Saint Catherine in the katholikon of the monastery of Saint Catherine on Mount Sinai.

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The Burning Bush of Moses at the Monastery of Saint Catherine on Mount Sinai.

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Church of the Apparition of the Virgin on Mount Horeb. The site where God spoke to Moses on the Holy Summit or Mount Moses (Gebel Musa).

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Church and mosque on the site where God gave the tablets of the Ten Commandments to Moses on the Holy Summit or Mount Moses (Gebel Mousa). Monastery of the Forty Martyrs. The summit of Saint Catherine, on which, according to tradition, the Angels laid down the remains of the Saint.

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Saracene fortress with springs in the area of Mount Sinai.

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1. Mount Sinai as seen from the Red Sea. 2. The Rock of Meribah out of which issued water when smitten by the rod of Moses. 3, 4 Summits of Mount Sinai (Mount Moses and Mount Horeb). 5. Mount Horeb. 6. Mount Carmel.

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Mount Sinai and the Monastery of Saint Catherine (A). Mount Moses (D). In the foreground, caravan of Ottoman pilgrims to Mecca.

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24. Mount Horeb. 25. Monastery near Mount Moses, Egypt, which the author calls “Monastery of the Burning Bush”. 26. View of the Sphinx at Giza necropolis, Cairo. 28. Church near Cairo. 29. The Pyramids of Giza. Graves in Ottoman cemetery of Cairo. 31. The rock of Meribah on Mount Choreb. 32. Mount Sinai with the monastery of Saint Catherine and Mount Moses.

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33. View of Mount Sinai with the Monastery of Saint Catherine (in the background, on the right). In the centre, Mount Moses. In the foreground, a monastery near Mount Sinai, styled by the author “The Monastery of the Burning Bush”.

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34. Fish of Egypt. 35. Orthodox priest wearing Easter vestments. 36. Decoration of the staff of an Orthodox priest. 31. The Church of the Virgin of the Apparition on Mount Horeb. 32. Water pump at water mill near Mount Sinai. 33 Azyme (unfermented) bread.

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Chapel of the Burning Bush of Moses at the Monastery of Saint Catherine on Mount Sinai.

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The tomb of Saint Catherine at the Monastery of Saint Catherine on Mount Sinai.

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The author praying before Saint Catherine at his arrival at the monastery of Saint Catherine on Mount Sinai.

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View of Mount Sinai and the monastery of Saint Catherine (in the background, on the right). The summit of Moses or Mount (centre). At the feet of Mount Moses, in the foreground, the chapel of the Burning Bush.

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