The term LOCALE IN EXODUS refers to two places mentioned in the biblical book of Exodus. The first is SINAI, a mountain located in the SINAI Peninsula between Egypt and Israel. It is believed to be the location where Moses received the Ten Commandments from God. The second is the Nile, a river in northeastern Africa that flows through Egypt and Sudan. It is mentioned in the Bible as the place where Moses' mother placed him in a basket to save him from Pharaoh's decree to kill all Hebrew male babies.