Deuteronomy 18:16

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according to all that you desired of Yahweh your God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of Yahweh my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I not die.

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The Exodus RouteThe route of the Israelites out of Egypt through the Sinai wilderness toward Canaan.

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Mount Horeb, another name for Sinai, is the mountain in the Sinai wilderness where Israel received God’s covenant law after the exodus. In this passage, Israel recalls fearing God’s direct voice there, providing the reason God promised to raise up prophets to speak his word to them.

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Deuteronomy 18:16 mentions Mount Horeb.