or the unburnt bush
The theophany where Moses encounters God. A symbol of divine fire that transforms without consuming
initiation and calling.
Moses appointed by God to lead the Israelites out of Egypt and into Canaan.
Moses asks "When I come to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is His name?’ what shall I say to them?” (Ex 3:13) The voice of God from the bush reveals that he is Yahweh.[13] The text derives Yahweh (יהוה) from the Hebrew word היה ([haˈja]) in the phrase אֶהְיֶה אֲשֶׁר אֶהְיֶה "I Am Who I Am".
Mount Sinai
The cosmic mountain where divine law descends.
Sacred archetype of revelation, threshold between heaven and earth.
Colin Humphreys replies that "the book of Exodus suggests a long-lasting fire that Moses went to investigate, not a fire that flares up and then rapidly goes out.” Another theory is that it is sunlight on Har Karkom reflected in a surprising way to appear like fire.
Passages from Exodus reference an aromatic cane used by the priesthod's "holy anointing oil" a topic that is controversial, as the Hebrew phrase קנה בשם (qaneh bosem, often spelled Qaneh bosem), is translated as “aromatic cane” in the biblical verse, is a Biblical Hebrew phrase for cannabis, also called marijuana or hemp.
The Hebrew word in the narrative that is translated into English as bush is seneh (Hebrew: סְנֶה, romanized: səne), which refers in particular to brambles, seneh is a dis legomenon, only appearing in two places, both of which describe the burning bush. The use of seneh may be a deliberate pun on Sinai (סיני), a feature common in Hebrew texts.
