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THE BIBLE UNEARTHED: THE MAKING OF A RELIGION -- ILLUSTRATED SCREENPLAY & SCREENCAP GALLERY |
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This left them with the southern and more arid route, the one that is most in keeping with the Biblical STORY.
The Bible tells how, after having camped in the desert for almost three months,
the ISRAELITES RECEIVED THE TEN COMMANDMENTS at Mt. Sinai.
They then headed off towards the northeast to the land of Canaan.
At that point, the Biblical text tells us they reached the oasis of Kadesh-Barnea, located between the Sinai and Negev deserts.
It is here that they spent many years AFTER REFUSING TO ENTER THE HOLY LAND.
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