At the moment of crisis, Moshe and Eliyahu speak with God differently. Moshe’s response to God after the sin of the Golden ...

and the 40 days in which Moses fasted on Mount Sinai, or Elijah on Mount Horeb.” According to Vatican News, Ash Wednesday’s origins are different from why people observe the day now.

Here’s the origin of Ash Wednesday, Lent, Good Friday and Easter, when Lent ends and why the dates they fall on change every year.

It also pertains to Moses spending 40 days on Mount Sinai when he received the Ten Commandments, Elijah’s 40-day journey to Mount Horeb, the 40 days of rain during the Great Flood and the 40 ...

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They also signify the rescuing of God’s people from slavery to freedom (Moses) and the call to faithfulness (Elijah); both encountered God on the mountain (Sinai/Horeb) and both experienced rejection ...

The transfiguration prepares us for the passion, death and resurrection of the Lord. St. Luke’s telling of the event draws us into the mystery of divine love, a love that embraces human suffering and ...

Likewise, Moses fasted on Mt. Sinai for that same length of time when God gave him the Ten Commandments. Elijah the prophet fasted on the way to Mt. Horeb for 40 days. Also, the people wandered in ...

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi honoured the Sinai militia fighter Ibrahim Hammad as a “martyr” on Tuesday despite calls by rights groups to investigate war crimes allegations against him.

A state judge tossed a lawsuit blocking Beth Israel Hospital from closing, clearing the way for Mount Sinai to begin closing the Lower East Side medical facility. Hon. Jeffrey Pearlman ...