Moses at the head of the procession hereupon brought the nation to its bridegroom, God, to Sinai, himself going up the mountain. 10 In this version of the story, the tablets of the Ten Commandments are the ketubah. This essential part of the traditional Jewish wedding is a marriage contract signed by the bride and groom before the ceremony can begin. Likewise, the glory-cloud over Sinai is the huppah, the marriage canopy, under which the bride and groom stand as they are joined in matrimony. With
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