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Exodus
The Golden Calf Altar in Saudi Arabia: Egyptian Cattle Gods at the Foot of Jabal al-Lawz
Dozens of bulls and cows are cut into a natural outcrop standing above the plain below Jabal Maqla. The Saudi survey that catalogued them denies any Egyptian connection in absolute terms, then grants in the previous paragraph that cattle worship was common here. Where the case for this mountain actually rests.
The Bronze Serpent and the Pole: From Pharaoh’s Court in Egypt to Calvary
Why the single most haunting image in the Bible follows a trail that runs from Egypt through the wilderness to the cross. Walk into the Imhotep Museum at Saqqara, the great necropolis south of Cairo, and one of the first objects you meet is a limestone pillar standing well above head height. Two serpents writhe up its shaft in deep…
The Bricks at Pithom Have No Straw
Standing On the Slavery Site of Exodus 1:11 The wind moves across a low brown rise about sixty miles east of Cairo, and our group of travelers stops walking. The guide, an archeologist and Egyptologist, Mido, has bent down to pick up a piece of broken brick. He turns it in his hand and looks up. “100% here who made this one was…
Moses’ Birth Mother Safeguarded in Stone for 3500 Years
Statue of Moses’ Birth Mother, Jochebed, Holding Moses “The name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed the daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt. And she bore to Amram Aaron and Moses and Miriam their sister.” Numbers 26:59, ESV Moses’ Birth Mother Preserved in Stone for 3500 Years By Rhonda Sand Jochebed, or, in Hebrew, Yochebed, was Moses’ birth…
See the Earliest Alphabetic Inscriptions Discovered in Egypt aboard a Christian Cruise on the Red Sea
Wadi el-Hol By Jennifer Bartlett Christian travelers pursuing truth and Biblical documentation have a new opportunity on a Red Sea cruise itinerary aboard a small luxury yacht with Living Passages. Reached from a visit of our privately chartered ship we drop anchor at a Red Sea port. From here, we can draw near to a dramatic curve in the Nile River called the…
Serabit el-Khadim Sinai Peninsula, Egypt Red Sea Cruise
In the Northwest of Sinai’s sea coast, you will see very compelling Asiatic (Hebrew) stela features of nobles and soldiers who have the tell-tale mushroom hairstyles of the early Israelites. They are located at a turquoise mine site owned by the Pharoah of Joseph’s time. The context of the stela suggests that these Asiatics were involved in the mining expeditions.…
Midian: The Land of Abraham’s Children?
God fulfilled His promise (in Gen. 17) by greatly multiplying Abraham’s descendants, making him the father of a multitude of nations, specifically Midian.
Mount Sinai in Arabia
Evidence from scripture and ancient Greek historians state that Mount Sinai is located in Saudi Arabia. Explore Apostle Paul’s statement, “…Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia…” (Galatians 4:25) through the lineage of Hagar.
Rephidim and the Split Rock of Horeb in Saudi Arabia
Near Jebel al-Lawz in Saudi Arabia stands a towering split boulder. Exodus 17 says Moses struck the rock at Horeb and water gushed out. Isaiah 48:21 confirms it. Paul told the Corinthians the rock was Christ. The site, the battle with Amalek that followed, and the typology Paul built on both.
Holy Land Tours: Why You Should Go
Experiencing Biblical Israel has a profound effect on a Christian. That’s why going on one of our Holy Land tours is worth considering.