Below is a gallery of pictures from around the entire site at Jabal Maqla, from the top of the mountain to the Golden Calf worship site, all the way to the Red Sea’s Gulf of Aqaba. All images are the property of the Doubting Thomas Research Foundation and are protected under United States Copyright law. …
After the episode at Marah, where the bitter springs were turned into drinkable water, Moses and the Israelites traveled to a place named Elim. It is described as having 70 palms (trees) and 12 wells, a fitting coincidence allowing one well for each of the 12 tribes of Israel. According to Exodus 15:27 and Numbers …
The correct location for Mount Sinai must have a large plain in front of it to accommodate the Israelite population. The estimated size of this population is a topic of debate, ranging anywhere from 1.5 million to nearly 3 million. The flat plain in front of Jabal Maqla is large enough to accommodate the highest …
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After Moses destroyed the Golden Calf, he sprinkled its powdered remains into the nearby stream from which the Israelites were then forced to drink; he forced the worshipers to consume the idol they worshiped. Deuteronomy 9:21 states that there was a stream of water flowing down from Mount Sinai, and this stream would likely have …
Approximately 4 miles from the likely Golden Calf Worship Site is a large, likely ancient and undeniably pre-Islamic graveyard that is fenced off. It is marked as an archaeological site by the Saudis and a police station is nearby.
One issue that, at first, may confuse the reader is which mountain is actually is Sinai: Jabal al-Lawz or Jabal Maqla? In his account of the history of the Jews, Josephus stated that Sinai was the highest peak in the region. Jabal al-Lawz is technically a taller peak than Maqla, but Jabal Maqla appears to …
According to 1 Kings chapter 19, the prophet Elijah stayed in a cave on Mount Horeb/Sinai and interacted with God there. He was fleeing Ahab and Jezebel in fear of his life. Elijah traveled “a day’s journey into the wilderness” from Beersheba in Judea, which is believed to be the archaeological site of Tel Sheva …
Most proponents of the Jabal Maqla site believe that there is a location northwest of the mountain that corresponds to the story where Moses and the Israelites encamped at a place named Rephidim and a dramatic miracle occurred, followed by a battle with Amalekites who attacked the Israelites. The Exodus Account The last place where …
Among proponents of the theory that Jabal Maqla/al-Lawz is Mount Sinai, there are several proposed locations for the Red Sea crossing site. Most proponents equate the body of water that the Israelites crossed, named Yam Suph in the Biblical account, with the Red Sea’s Gulf of Aqaba, limiting the number of options available for crossing …
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The book of Exodus recounts that some of Moses’ followers rebelled after he was on Mount Sinai longer than expected. Apparently believing that Moses died or gone missing, they pressured Aaron into creating a golden calf to worship as a representation of God.