Exodus 13:21
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21 (A)The Lord preceded them, in the daytime by means of a column of cloud to show them the way, and at night by means of a column of fire[a] to give them light. Thus they could travel both day and night.
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Exodus 19:16
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The Great Theophany. 16 (A)On the morning of the third day there were peals of thunder and lightning, and a heavy cloud over the mountain, and a very loud blast of the shofar,[a] so that all the people in the camp trembled.
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- 19:16 Shofar: a ram’s horn used like a trumpet for signaling both for liturgical and military purposes.
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