Convent of St Catherine with Mount Horeb mb-width 2429 To his right is a

To his right is a clothed table upon which rest three books

Lord Granville was assured by the Russians that they had no intention of annexing Khiva

Steamers and warships can be seen in the background

including the skeleton of a giant human

He had lately been arrested

Convent of St Catherine with Mount Horeb mb-width 2429 To his right is a'Convent of St Catherine with Mount Horeb, February 19th 1839' (1849). The Greek Orthodox St Catherine's Monastery stands at the foot of the mountain where, according to the Bible, Moses was given the Ten Commandments. It was built in the 6th century during the reign of the Emperor Justinian, around the site where Moses is said to have witnessed the Burning Bush. Plate 118 from Volume III of The Holy Land by David Roberts.