The Exodus did not take place in the ,area, that is traditionally, ascribed to
it. The Biblical Scriptures states precisely, that Mt Sinai, is in Arabia.
When Moses ,fled from Egypt ,he went to Midian, where Sinai is located. The
biblical scriptures ,gives a account ,of how, Moses fled to Midian , and lived
there for 40 years , married ,had and raised, two sons. History tells us that
the south part of the Sinai Peninsula was, at the time of Moses, was under
control by the Egyptians . It was here that he first, encountered, YHVH, in the
flaming bush.
Exodus 3:1
"Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and
he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of
YHVH, [even] to Horeb
Midian is in the Arabian Peninsula, not the Sinai Peninsula.
Midian
From Wikipedia
"Midian (Hebrew: מִדְיָן‎),
Madyan (Arabic), or Madiam (Greek Μαδιάμ,
Μαδιανίτης for a Midianite) is
a geographical place and a people mentioned in the Bible and in the Qur'an. It
is believed to be in northwest Arabia on the east shore of the Gulf of Aqaba[1]
and the northern Red Sea.[2] Some scholars say it was not a geographical area
but a league of tribes"
Exodus 13:18
"But YHVH led the people about, [through] the way of the wilderness of the Red
sea: and the children of Yisrayl went up harnessed out of the land of Egypt.
The "Wilderness of the Red Sea" is most likely referring to the wilderness which
is between the two arms or the gulfs of the Red Sea, called the Sinai Peninsula.
Deuteronomy 1:2
"([There are] eleven days' [journey] from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto
Kadeshbarnea.)"
The Arabian peninsula route would naturally go through Mt. Seir if they went
north from Mt. Sinai till they hit the Mountains of Seir, then traveled
northwest to Kadesh Bamea.
Kadesh
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Kadesh (Hebrew: קָדֵשׁ‎), also known
as Kadesh-Barnea (קָדֵשׁ
בַּרְנֵעַ), was a place in
the south of Ancient Yisrayl. The name "Kodesh" means holy. The name "Barnea"
may mean desert of wandering.
It was an important site in Yisraylite history.[1] Miriam, the sister of Moses,
died there (Nu. 20:1), and Moses disobediently struck the rock that brought
forth water at this location (Nu. 20:11).
Moses subsequently sent envoys to the King of Edom from Kadesh (Numbers 20:14
), asking for permission to let the Yisraylites pass through his terrain. The
Edomite king denied this request.
Since 1905 modern Ain el-Qudeirat in the Wadi el-Ain of the northern Sinai has
been widely accepted as the location of biblical Kadesh Barnea. Several Iron Age
fortresses have been excavated there. the oldest, a small, elliptical structure
dates to the tenth century B.C. but was evidently abandoned for some time after
the first fort's destruction. A second fort constructed during the eighth
century B.C. (probably during the reign of Uzziah) was destroyed during the
seventh century B.C., most likely during Manasseh's reign. Significantly, two
ostraca engraved in Hebrew have been recovered there, suggesting the Yisraylites
did indeed occupy this site.[2]
Kadesh-Barnea is 11 days march by way of Mt Seir from Horab."
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
"Kadesh is usually identified with Ain-el-Weibeh, which lies in the Arabah,
about 10 miles north of the place in which Mount Hor abuts on that valley, (or
with Ain-Gadis in Jebel Magrah)"
Numbers 13:26
"And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of
the children of Yisrayl, unto the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought
back word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and shewed them the fruit of
the land."
Desert of Paran
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"The Desert of Paran in Arabia or Wilderness of Paran (Hebrew
מדבר פארן Midbar Par'an;
Douay-Rheims: Pharan), is quite likely the place where the Yisraylites spent
part of their 40 years of wandering. King David spent some time in the
wilderness of Paran after Samuel died (I Samuel, 25:1). It is also the place
where Abraham's wife Hagar and his first son Ishmael were taken (Genesis 21) and
it features in the opening lines of the Book of Deuteronomy."
Galatians 4:24,25
"Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the
mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar.
For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is,
and is in bondage with her children."
Arabian Peninsula
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Arabian Peninsula (in Arabic: شبه
الجزيرة
العربية šibh al-jazīra
al-ʻarabīya or جزيرة
العرب jazīrat al-ʻArab), Arabia,
Arabistan,[1] and the Arabian subcontinent[2] is a peninsula in Southwest Asia
at the junction of Africa and Asia. The area is an important part of the Middle
East and plays a critically important geopolitical role because of its vast
reserves of oil and natural gas.
Arabia Petraea - Definition
WordIQ.com
The Arabian Peninsula is a peninsula in Southwest Asia at the junction of Africa
and Asia.
The coastal limits of the peninsula are: on the southwest the Red Sea and Gulf
of Aqaba; on the southeast the Arabian Sea; and on the northeast the Gulf of
Oman and the Persian Gulf. Politically, the Arabian peninsula is dvided into the
following countries:
* Saudi Arabia
* Yemen
* Oman
* United Arab Emirates (UAE)
* Qatar
* Bahrain
The country of Saudi Arabia covers most of Arabia. The majority of the
population of the peninsula lives in Saudi Arabia and in Yemen. The term "the
Middle East" is sometimes applied to the peninsula alone, but usually refers to
a much larger region; the term "Arabia", however, is often used to refer only to
Saudi Arabia. At other times the term "Arabia" can stand for the whole Arab
World, stretching from Morocco in the west to Oman in the east.
Arabia was also a province of the Roman Empire beginning in the second century
AD; it consisted of the former Nabataean kingdom in modern Jordan, Sinai, and
northwestern Saudi Arabia. Its capital was Petra and its full name was Arabia
Petraea.
Jewish historian Josephus, ca. 100 A.D
"Moses went up to a mountain that lay between Egypt and Arabia, which was called
Sinai...."
www.archaeologyexpert.co.uk/TheStonesofExodus.html
"The assumption that the famous biblical Mount Sinai is a mountain in the Sinai
Peninsula was the decision of Emperor Constantine's mother almost 2,000 years
after the actual event of the Exodus. According to The Interpreter's Dictionary
of the Bible, "The origin of the present Monastery of Saint Catherine on the NW
slope of Jebel Musa is traced back to A.D. 527, when Emperor Justinian
established it on the site where Helena, mother of Constantine the Great, had
erected a small church two centuries earlier." So where is the real Mt Sinai?
In Search of the Real Mt Sinai
For six years between 1761 and 1767, a Danish archaeological expedition
investigated Helena's site and noted the impossibility of it being the authentic
location. It was most obvious that the narrow valley, where the monastery was
located was simply too limiting in space to accommodate the three million men,
women, and children (not to mention all of their livestock!) who accompanied
Moses in their flight from Egyptian slavery.
In 1978, archaeologist Ron Wyatt discovered chariot wheel remains deep in the
Gulf of Eilat just off the Egyptian coast out from Nuweiba. Wyatt believed,
therefore, that the real site of the elusive mountain lay in Arabia on the
opposite shore. After studying maps of Saudi Arabia, he concluded that the most
likely location was a peak, within a mountain range, known as Jebel el Lawz.
Many archaeologists have used the bible's accurate text as a geographical guide
to locate thousands of archaeological discoveries. Wyatt noted that the text
recorded that the Hebrev's would be "out of Egypt" when they were to "serve YHVH
upon this mountain." And that the mountain was "in Midian." Helena's mountain is
in Egypt thus ruling it out. Midian is in Saudi Arabia but getting in to Saudi
Arabia to embark on an archaeological expedition would not prove simple.
Five years later Ron Wyatt crossed into the Saudi desert and after hitchhiking
and hiring taxis, he arrived near the mountain. Lying on the ground he saw
broken white pillars of marble. Immediately Wyatt recalled the biblical account,
"and they built an altar at the foot of the hill, and twelve pillars, according
to the twelve tribes of Yisrayl."
Ron and his team believed that these lithic artefacts were pieces of a memorial
that had once been built near the altar. The stone fragments revealed that the
columns were polished marble over half a metre in diameter. Additionally, there
were numerous rectangular marble slabs. The slabs lay all around the altar,
while some other pieces lay scattered father a field. Bedouin in the area
reported that the stone "memorial" had been taken apart and pieces had been used
in a mosque in Hagl. Was he standing at the Stones of Exodus?
Corroborating Evidence of the Exodus Stones
Archaeologists must consider every piece of evidential testimony when attempting
to locate undiscovered sites. There are many factors that must corroborate
before confirming a claim. Wyatt noted the pre-requisites and compared these to
the location:
1. The mountain top was blackened
2. There were hundreds of hectares of suitable camping land
3. The mountain range enclosed the area
4. There was a huge rock, split in half
5. Petroglyphs of an Egyptian cow
6. Stones forming a sacrificial altar
This was convincing evidence. An archaeologist from Riyadh University observed
these compelling discoveries. He concluded that the style of rock drawings of
the bulls and cows on the altar had never been seen anywhere else in Saudi
Arabia.
Even a cursory read of the biblical account reveals the perfect description of
this site in Saudi Arabia. Sadly for professional archaeologists, politics,
religion, and international relationships often prevent honest investigation."
There IS a mountain within what once was ancient Midian that today's Saudi
Arabians call "Jebel al Lawz", the mountain of The Law (or, the mountain of The
Tablets, upon which The Ten Commandments were written). The Saudis
enthusiastically acknowledge that "Jebel al Lawz" is definitely the location of
the Biblical Mount Sinai.
antipas.net
Where is Mount Sinai
"Furthermore, the physical description of the mountain and the area surrounding
it conform to the Biblical description perfectly. That mountain, in today's
northwestern Saudi Arabia, is a non-volcanic mountain which has a blackened top.
The mountain appears to have been burnt with fire all over its topmost 25%,
which perfectly fits the Biblical description. And, the area immediately
surrounding the mountain has enough level plains to provide space for the
encampment of up to two million people, a number of people in agreement with the
Bible, the potential number of sojourners from out of Egypt. Plus, the mountain
in Saudi Arabia has archaeological artifacts conforming to Biblical
descriptions; e.g. twelve impressively large, obviously man-made, stone
pillars,extremely ancient petroglyphs"
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