(Mount) Sinai
Sina names the mountain setting of wilderness events and an allegorical covenant comparison.
Across the supplied verses, Sina identifies the mountain in wilderness scenes involving an angel and Moses, and it also names that mountain within an allegorical comparison of covenants.
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Mountain named in wilderness scenes · dominant
In Acts 7:30, the genitive singular form occurs in the wilderness setting where an angel appears in a burning thorn bush; the APB renders the setting "in the wilderness of Mount Sinai." In Acts 7:38, the dative singular form identifies the mountain where the angel spoke to him; the APB renders "on Mount Sinai."
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Mountain in an allegorical covenant comparison · common
In Galatians 4:24, the genitive singular form occurs in the clause describing one covenant as "from Mount Sinai" in the APB. In Galatians 4:25, the nominative singular form is part of the statement that Hagar stands for Mount Sinai and corresponds to the present Jerusalem.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as "Mount Sinai" in all four verses, placing it in wilderness narratives in Acts and in an allegorical comparison in Galatians. This wording confirms the verse-level presentation rather than isolating the term's exact contribution.