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Jabal al-Lawz
The Plateau of the Seventy Elders: Where They Saw the God of Israel
Seventy-four men once saw the God of Israel, ate and drank in His presence, and lived to walk back down. Exodus 24 puts the scene on a plateau partway up the mountain, hidden from the plain and wide enough for the gathering. On Jabal Maqla, climbers still reach it today.
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.
Elijah’s Cave at Mount Sinai in Arabia: Why the Prophet Fled to Horeb
Every English Bible says Elijah reached “a cave” at Horeb. The Hebrew says the cave, a specific one the writer expected his readers to know. On the eastern face of Jabal Maqla there is exactly that: a true cave, high on the mountain, set where the text puts it and open to the slope.
Priest of Midian – Jethro’s Tombs Near Mt. Sinai
“And Moses was content to dwell with the man, and he gave Moses his daughter Zipporah “ Exodus 2:21 The Priest of Midian – Jethro’s Tombs Still Standing in Saudi Arabia By Jennifer Bartlett Though they all approach Him differently, what unites the top three religions in the world is the God of Abraham. To observant Jews He is the holy…
Saudi Arabia Travel Opens New Doors for Believers
For the past few decades, the Biblical sites in Saudi Arabia were shrouded in mystery for the Western believer. Tourists were not allowed to visit them and Saudi Arabia travel was limited. That has changed.
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.
Har Karkom: Is Mount Sinai in the Negev, Arabia, or Egypt?
Written by: Jennifer Bartlett Could Har Karkom be the Mountain of God? Whether it is the true Mt. Sinai, or Kadesh Barnea, or simply an ancient flint quarry, this location offers many thought-provoking petroglyphs that suggest that this has been an important Jewish site for millennia. Living Passages has taken our Berean friends to Egypt’s Sinai, to the newly open…
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.
Real Mount Sinai: The Forgotten Mountain of God
Why has the true location of Mount Sinai been forgotten? The answer lies in the Words of the prophets. Discover the truth and remember the real Mount Sinai.