Exod. iii. 1, 2, 3, &c. Exod. xvii. 6.HOREB, a Mountain in Arabia Petræa, very near Mount Sinai; so that Horeb and Sinai seem only to be two Hills belonging to the same Mountain. Sinai lies to the East, and Horeb to the West; so that when the Sun rises, the latter is covered with the shadow of Sinai. There are two or three fine springs, and abundance of fruit-trees on the top of Horeb; whereas there is none but rain-water on Sinai. At Horeb God appeared to Moses in the burning bush. At the foot of the same Mountain Moses struck the rock, and drew water from it to satisfy the people’s thirst. Lastly, Elijah retired to the same place to avoid the persecution of Jezebel. It is said 1 Kings xix. 8.very frequently in the Hebrews, that God gave his Law to the Hebrews at Horeb, though in other places this is said expressly to have been done at Sinai; because, as we have observed, Horeb and Sinai made in some sort but one Mountain.
The Rock of HOREB, whence Moses drew water. See Exod. xvii. 6, 7. and hereafter RAPHIDIM.