Hiking Mount Sinai in Egypt

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Take a hike that retraces Moses' footsteps according to the Bible as he received the commandments from God atop Mount Sinai in Egypt.

Seen here is Saint Catherine's Monastery, founded by the Emperor St. Justinian the Great in 527, at the foot of Mount Sinai in Saint Catherine, Sinai, Egypt. The monastery is Greek Orthodox and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Hikers are bundled up as they make their way around the rough terrain of Mount Sinai in Egypt.

Morning hikers can be greeted with spectacular sunrises as seen from atop Mount Sinai in Egypt.

Hikers taking on the challenge of Mount Sinai will be greeted with rocky terrain and beautiful vistas.

Visitors that hike Mount Sinai will also want to tour the surrounding area. Seen here is the Greek Orthodox Monastery of St. Catherine in the Sinai peninsula, some 240 miles southeast of Cairo. The steeple from a church inside the monastery is seen at right. The monastery, founded in the 4th century in this isolated setting, attracts thousands of visitors and pilgrims from all over the world every year.

Hikers approach an archway as they climb Mount Sinai in Egypt. Hikers can retrace Moses' footsteps to the spot where, according to the Bible, God gave Moses two stone tablets inscribed with the commandments.

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Seen here is Saint Catherine's Monastery, founded by the Emperor St. Justinian the Great in 527, at the foot of Mount Sinai in Saint Catherine, Sinai, Egypt. The monastery is Greek Orthodox and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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