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Horeb , in the Bible, mountain, another name for Mt. Sinai. It is mentioned in Psalm 106 as the place of the making of the golden calf. Elijah fled to Horeb.

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Horeb The name used by the source E and in Deut. (e.g. 5: 2) for Mount Sinai. It is uncertain whether Sinai and Horeb referred to different areas in the same location, were completely different places, or were alternative names for the same place.

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