God established a covenant with Moses and the Hebrews at Sinai. He told Moses that the people would worship at the same place where he encountered the burning bush. Here God bestowed his expectation on the people in the form of laws, regulations for life, and religious ceremony. These served to distinguish Israel from all other peoples of the region, the most important distinction being that these people would serve only one god—Yahweh. At Sinai, Moses and the Hebrews
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