Burning bush
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The burning bush is the biblical manifestation of God that appeared to Moses as a miraculously flaming yet unconsumed shrub, marking his divine calling to lead the Israelites out of Egypt.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Burning Bush | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical event
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miraculous sign ⓘ theophany ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | theophany of the burning bush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Book of Exodus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInChapter | Exodus 3 ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | God of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Moses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
part of the Old Testament
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part of the Torah ⓘ |
| communicatesMessage |
God’s command to Moses to deliver Israel from slavery
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revelation of God’s concern for the suffering of the Israelites ⓘ |
| describedAs | bush that burned with fire but was not consumed ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Exodus of the Israelites
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Moses’ return to Egypt ⓘ |
| genre | narrative ⓘ |
| includesCommand |
Moses to go to Pharaoh
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“Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground” ⓘ |
| includesSign |
leprous hand healed
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staff turned into serpent ⓘ water from Nile turned to blood ⓘ |
| influencedSymbol |
Presbyterian Church burning bush emblem
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Reformed churches’ burning bush seal ⓘ |
| interpretedAs | prefiguration of later divine revelations ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimaryText | Biblical Hebrew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse | theme in Jewish and Christian worship and preaching ⓘ |
| locationTraditional |
Mount Horeb
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Mount Sinai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marksEvent |
call of Moses
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commission of Moses to lead Israelites out of Egypt ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | New Testament (Acts 7:30–35) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| miraculousProperty | bush burned with fire but was not consumed ⓘ |
| MosesObjection | Moses claims he is slow of speech ⓘ |
| MosesResponse | Moses hides his face ⓘ |
| promises |
God’s presence with Moses
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deliverance of Israel from Egypt ⓘ worship of God on this mountain ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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Islam ⓘ Judaism ⓘ |
| revealsNameOfGod |
YHWH
NERFINISHED
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“I AM WHO I AM” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
God’s self‑existence
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Israel preserved amid affliction ⓘ divine presence ⓘ holiness ⓘ |
| timeOfCompositionTraditional | Mosaic era ⓘ |
| timeOfNarratedEventTraditional | before the Exodus from Egypt ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Burning Bush