ARCHEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE AT MOUNT SINAI:
The people built an altar unto the Golden Calf. Ancient inscriptions of the Egyptian calf are found on these rocks apparently in response to the words of Aaron -- "These are thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt" Exodus 32:4
Twelve Egyptian pictogryphs are still very evident on the rocks thought to be the altar built for the pagan Golden Calf.
Bible Texts Locate the Real Mount Sinai
"Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh and dwelt in the land of Midian; and he sat down by a well" Ex. 2:15 NKJV. Maps indicate Midian is near the border of the Gulf of Aqaba in Northwest Saudi Arabia, in the area shown on the map above.
"And she [Zipporah] bore him a son, and he called his name Gershom; for he said, "I have been a stranger in a foreign land" Ex. 2:22. Moses was in a different country, away from any Egyptians in Saudi Arabia. He could not have been in the Sinai Peninsula, as that area was Egyptian controlled territory, full of Egyptian mines and communication towers. Moses would have been easily captured in that area.
"Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian. And he led the flock to the back of the desert, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God." (Exodus 3:1) Jethro lived in the area near Mount Sinai. Jethro was the leader of the Midianites who were found in this area, "East of the Gulf of Aqaba in the northwestern regions of the Arabian Desert" Britanica.
When researching the location of Mt. Sinai in Saudi Arabia that Mr. Wyatt proposed, Kevin Fisher of www.arkdiscovery.com went to the East Tennessee State University Library and found two extremely detailed maps of Saudi Arabia. On BOTH maps he found the name "Jethro" next to the town of Al Bad, which is near Jebel el Lawz, the correct Mt. Sinai! Jethro was Moses' father-in-law as we saw in the texts above. He was from the town of Al Bad, according to the local people who live there today, which is only about 15 miles from Jebel el Lawz. The local people there today told Ron Wyatt that Jethro was from that area.
"So He [God] said, 'I will certainly be with you. And this shall be a sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain." (Exodus 3:12) Moses was to bring the children of Israel from Egypt to this same mountain in Midian, near Jethro's home, in a foreign land.
"For this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia . . . " (Galatians 4:25) This passage clearly tells us where the mountain should be located, in Arabia. But where is Arabia? " . . . it is bordered on the W by the Gulf of Aqaba and the Red Sea." (Britanica)
"Then, at this saying, Moses fled and became a sojourner in the land of Midian, where he had two sons. And when forty years had passed, an Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire in a bush, in the wilderness of Mount Sinai." (Acts 7:29,30) All historically accurate maps, such as some produced by secular companies such as National Geographic, show Midian in Saudi Arabia. Unfortunately, maps placed in Bibles by the publishers may have Midian in the Sinai Peninsula in order to fit tradition, but not the Bible or the historical record.
Josephus Said It Was the Highest Mountain
Josephus said that Mt. Sinai "was the highest of mountains in the city of Madian" which is just outside the town of Al Bad. Jebel el Lawz is the highest mountain in the upper two thirds of the country. Also, Philo said Mt. Sinai was located east of the Sinai Peninsula and south of Palestine.
Imagine, if you and I were able to enter Saudi Arabia, we could visit the site where Moses and the Children of Israel encamped and were given the Ten Commandments! All of those remarkable events such as Pharaoh’s army being destroyed and Moses hitting the rock and water gushing forth are historically accurate as presented in the Bible!.
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There is considerable archeological evidence at the real Mt. Sinai. This is the Mountain of God!