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“Make an altar of earth for me and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, your sheep and
goats and your cattle. Wherever I cause my name to be honored, I will come to you and bless you. If you make
an altar of stones for me, do not build it with dressed stones, for you will defile it if you use a tool on it”
(Exodus 20:24-25, NIV).
Elijah took twelve stones, one for each of the tribes descended from Jacob, to whom the word of the Lord had
come, saying, “Your name shall be Israel” (1Kings 18:31).
“Choose twelve men from among the people, one from each tribe, and tell them to take up twelve stones from
the middle of the Jordan, from right where the priests are standing, and carry them over with you and put them
down at the place where you stay tonight” (Joshua 4:2-3)
These stones are the stone pillars built according to the twelve tribes of Israel. The diameter of a pilar is “23.75”.
Nine out of these twelve are standing at the site, but the remaining three have not been discovered. People
wondered where these large white pieces of marble had come from, and they found a marble stone quarry
nearby. 2.4km west of the foot of the mountain where the stone pillars were discovered, 2010m above sea level,
460m elevated from the stone pillars were the traces of a quarry and enormous pieces of marble.
Sinai Mountain. Jabal Maqla point to a multitude of topographical features that match the Biblical description of Mount Sinai, as well as archaeological findings in recent decades that line up well with what is described in the book of Exodus. The findings have been argued to match the golden calf worship site, as well as the altar and 12 pillars constructed by Moses at the foot of the mountain. They also include inscriptions, potentially Hebrew in origin, using an ancient alphabetic script known as Thamudic, among several other findings in the area. Additionally, possible routes have been proposed from Red Sea crossing candidates along the Gulf of Aqaba to the mountain. Many advocates of this candidacy point to a split rock along a possible northern route to the mountain that arguably matches the "Rock of Horeb" story in the book of Exodus where God instructed Moses to strike a rock, causing streams of water to pour out as a water source for the thirsty Israelites. There is also a location that proponents argue is a match for Elim with its 12 wells and many palms.
The altar with the image of the golden calf is found to be without too much erosion, and the petroglyphs are found in several places on the rocks of the altar.
At the base of Mount Sinai, Moses built a stone altar and raised 12 marble pillars. Of the original 12 pillars, 10 are still there to this day.
Elijah's cave is located at the second highest peak of Mount Sinai
Where the 3,000 Golden Calf worshipers were buried after they were killed for their idolatry. It may also be the burial spot where the 20,000 Israelites who died from the plague associated with this event were buried.
It is possibly the same location as the biblical Mount Sinai, the place where, according to the Torah, Bible, and Quran, Moses received the Ten Commandments.
a historical landmark located in the valley of Maqna, Saudi Arabia. The sprouting of water and its flow against gravity in the middle of the desert appears to be nothing less than magical.
One of the magical natural wonders of Saudi Arabia that takes visitors by surprise. This incredible natural feature of Tabuk Province is located on the Gulf of Aqaba, just 15 kilometers north of the coastal town of Maqna.
a very significant stop on the way to Mount Horeb. This place is described in Exodus and by Josephus to have 12 wells and 70 palm trees. There are many trees and ancient wells in location.
Medyan consists of houses that have been cut from huge rocks and can be dated back to 2000 BC. It is one of the few sites that are famous for the Prophets that were sent there.
A spring in Magna, Tabuk was known as well of Moses (Prophet Musa's springs).
A gulf at the northern end of the Red Sea, to the west of the Sinai Peninsula. Situated to the east of the Sinai Peninsula is the smaller Gulf of Aqaba.
The Split Rock of Horeb in Saudi Arabia, believed to be the rock that Moses struck from which water flowed out of for the Israelites.
The land of Medyan is where Moses ran away and settled down, and also where Jethro’s home town was. This is precisely where the Mountain Sinai is located.
Nuweiba, a haven of tranquility on the coast of south Sinai, is situated around 180 km south of Sharm El Sheikh . It boasts an ideal central location and natural beauty
It is possibly the same location as the biblical Mount Sinai, the place where, according to the Torah, Bible, and Quran, Moses received the Ten Commandments.
At the base of Mount Sinai, Moses built a stone altar and raised 12 marble pillars. Of the original 12 pillars, 10 are still there to this day.
Where the 3,000 Golden Calf worshipers were buried after they were killed for their idolatry. It may also be the burial spot where the 20,000 Israelites who died from the plague associated with this event were buried.
Elijah's cave is located at the second highest peak of Jabal al-Maqla. The cave itself is located at the altitude of 1,866m.
The altar with the image of the golden calf is found to be without too much erosion, and the petroglyphs are found in several places on the rocks of the altar.
