... > 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 > the new tables of the law (Exodus 34) > Moses comes down with the new tablets and is awaited by Aaron and the assembled people, who notice that 'his face is shining' (Moses' face is depicted with rays of light or with horns) > Moses covers his face with a veil