6. The Lord our God spake unto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt long enough in this mount —Horeb was the general name of a mountainous district; literally, "the parched" or "burnt region," whereas Sinai was the name appropriated to a particular peak [see on :- ]. About a year had been spent among the recesses of that wild solitude, in laying the foundation, under the immediate direction of God, of a new and peculiar community, as to its social, political, and, above all, religious character; and when this purpose had been accomplished, they were ordered to break up their encampment in Horeb. The command given them was to march straight to Canaan, and possess it [ Deuteronomy 1:7 ]. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-7" class="com-number"
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