from the Hebrew word “seneh.” This word is the name for a thorny shrub in the acacia family which is common in the traditional Sinai region. • The abnormality for the phenomena. “Behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed” (Exodus 3:2). The fire burning in the bush and not consuming the bush was the phenomena. It was a figure of the Israelites in their affliction in Egypt—they were being greatly afflicted but they were not destroyed. It was a fitting phenomena for Moses’ call.