extraction.exodus.sinai_covenant_ascent
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record_id: extraction.exodus.sinai_covenant_ascent
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/biblical/world-english-bible-classic/exodus.md
passage_locator:
label: Exodus 19:1-20; 24:3-18
translation: World English Bible Classic
notes: Initial hand-curated seed extraction.
canonical_text:
quote: Moses went up to God... Yahweh's glory settled on Mount Sinai, and the cloud
covered it six days.
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Israel encamps before Mount Sinai.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Moses ascends the mountain and mediates covenant words.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The people affirm that they will do what Yahweh has spoken.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:4
text: Cloud, fire, thunder, trumpet sound, and bounded access mark the mountain.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:5
text: Blood is sprinkled in connection with the covenant.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Yahweh
description: ''
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Moses
description: ''
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Israel
description: ''
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: elders of Israel
description: ''
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
roles: []
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Mount Sinai
literal_form: Mount Sinai
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: thick cloud
literal_form: thick cloud
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: fire
literal_form: fire
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:4
label: blood of the covenant
literal_form: blood of the covenant
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:5
label: stone tablets
literal_form: stone tablets
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Exodus 19:1-20; 24:3-18
summary: Israel encamps before Sinai. Moses ascends and mediates covenant words.
The people affirm obedience. Cloud, fire, thunder, trumpet sound, and boundary
warnings mark the mountain. Blood is sprinkled for the covenant.
figure_refs: []
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: sacred_mountain
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_mountain
basis: Candidate motif from literal passage evidence.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: Seed extraction; requires later human review.
- id: motif:2
label: ascent
taxonomy_refs:
- ascent
basis: Candidate motif from literal passage evidence.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: Seed extraction; requires later human review.
- id: motif:3
label: covenant
taxonomy_refs:
- covenant
basis: Candidate motif from literal passage evidence.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: Seed extraction; requires later human review.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage links mountain ascent, divine manifestation, bounded sacred space,
and covenant ratification.
claim_level: same_motif
target: pattern atlas
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: low
limitations: Initial corpus-internal claim only; not a cross-cultural conclusion.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: quote
locator: Exodus 19:1-20; 24:3-18
quote_or_summary: Moses went up to God... Yahweh's glory settled on Mount Sinai,
and the cloud covered it six days.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/biblical/world-english-bible-classic/exodus.md
rights_note: Public-domain source text.
confidence:
extraction: medium
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: low
notes: Seed extraction for testing the repository workflow.
reviewer_status:
status: needs_review
reviewer: ''
reviewed_at: ''
notes: Needs scholarly/human review before being treated as final.
extracted_by: Codex
extracted_at: '2026-04-27'
notes: Initial data seed for Exodus.