Exodus 19
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Exodus 19 is the biblical chapter that narrates Israel’s arrival at Mount Sinai and God’s preparation of the people to receive the Ten Commandments.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chapter of the Bible
ⓘ
chapter of the Book of Exodus ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
canonical scripture in Christianity
ⓘ
canonical scripture in Judaism ⓘ |
| containsCommand |
instruction to consecrate the people
ⓘ
instruction to wash garments ⓘ limits set around Mount Sinai ⓘ prohibition of touching the mountain ⓘ warning that violators must be put to death ⓘ |
| containsDivineSpeech | God’s message to Moses for the Israelites ⓘ |
| containsResponse | people’s promise to do all that the Lord has spoken ⓘ |
| containsStatement | Israel called to be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation ⓘ |
| containsTheme |
covenant
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holiness ⓘ law-giving preparation ⓘ obedience ⓘ theophany ⓘ |
| describesEvent |
God’s preparation of Israel to receive the law
ⓘ
arrival of the Israelites at Mount Sinai ⓘ covenant-making at Mount Sinai ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Aaron
NERFINISHED
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Moses NERFINISHED ⓘ priests of Israel ⓘ |
| followedBy | Exodus 20 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Exodus 18 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesMotif |
God descending on the mountain
ⓘ
boundary-setting around the mountain ⓘ consecration of the people ⓘ earthquake-like trembling of the mountain ⓘ smoke on Mount Sinai ⓘ sound of a very loud trumpet ⓘ thick cloud ⓘ thunder and lightning ⓘ |
| languageOfComposition | Biblical Hebrew ⓘ |
| literaryContext | Sinai narrative ⓘ |
| mentionsDeity | YHWH NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionsGroup | Israelites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionsPlace | Mount Sinai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeSetting | third month after the Israelites left Egypt ⓘ |
| partOf |
Book of Exodus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ Pentateuch NERFINISHED ⓘ Torah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInBook | 19 ⓘ |
| preparesFor | giving of the Ten Commandments ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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Judaism ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.