... > Bible > Old Testament > Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua: from the bondage of the Israelites in Egypt to their settlement in Canaan > the book Exodus: story of Moses and Aaron > Exodus (part III): conclusion of the Sinaitic law and its renewal > recurrent themes ~ Mount Sinai > Moses communicating with God on Mount Sinai (the mountain may be covered by a thick cloud)