Mount Ṭūr

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Mount Ṭūr is a revered mountain in the Sinai region traditionally identified with the biblical Mount Sinai, where Moses is believed to have received divine revelation.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Mount (At-Tur) 1
Mount Sinai 1
Mount Ṭūr canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain
religious site
alsoKnownAs Jabal Mūsā
Jabal al-Ṭūr
associatedWith Moses
associatedWithTheme covenant between God and Israel
prophetic revelation
climateZone desert mountain climate
continent Asia
country Arab Republic of Egypt
linked to: Republic of Egypt
etymology ʻṬūrʼ means ʻmountainʼ in Arabic
eventAssociated giving of the Ten Commandments
revelation of the Torah
hasReligiousSignificance site of divine revelation to Moses
hasStructureNearby Saint Catherine’s Monastery
languageOfName Arabic
locatedIn Egypt
Sinai Peninsula
mentionedIn Hebrew Bible
linked to: Tanakh

Old Testament
linked to: Bible

Qur’an
linked to: Quran
near Saint Catherine
partOf South Sinai Governorate
pilgrimageSiteFor Christians
Jews
Muslims
QuranicName Ṭūr Sīnāʼ
linked to: Jabal al-Ṭūr

Ṭūr Sīnīn
linked to: Jabal al-Ṭūr
region Middle East
religiousTradition Christianity
Islam
Judaism
sacredTo Christians
linked to: Christian Church

Jews
Muslims
tourismType hiking and trekking
religious tourism
traditionalIdentification biblical Mount Sinai
linked to: Mount Sinai

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mount Tur hasNameVariant Mount Ṭūr
At-Tur oathBy Mount (At-Tur)
linked to: Mount Ṭūr
طور altLabel جبل الطور
linked to: Mount Ṭūr
At-Tur alternateName Mount Sinai
linked to: Mount Ṭūr