Wednesday, January 27, 2010

The real Mt. Sinai in Arabia?

A few years ago, one Korean published a book titled "Shrub" and it has been talked a lot. The author worked for a prince in Saudi Arabia as a family doctor during about 7 years and he was a favorite with the prince. Finally, he got to visit all the prohibited biblical areas in Saudi Arabia thanks to the king and found the truth that Mt. Lawz in Saudi is a real Sinai in bible. He explored that area 13 times and took a lot of evidences after a life-staking adventure.

Actually he was not the first person to discovery. Many scholars have insisted that fact for ages and recent archaeological researches strengthen it's claim that traditional place Mt. Sinai in Egypt is not the real one the bible has showed.

Still many pilgrims visit the mountain of Moses located in southern Sinai peninsula where Moses is believed to have encountered God. To identify the Mt. Sinai, the place must have Elijah's cave, twelve pillars, split giant rock, water streaming from the mountain, and traces for living and burning and the mountain requires same conditions and sceneries around the mountain in the bible. As for me, recent discoveries seems more reliable because it's more persuasive when it comes to the evidences.

Today, the fenced and guarded mountain Lawz, contains 60,000 pounds of advanced military technology to control public access.
Elim in Saudi Arabia in the Midian Region, with 12 wells, as mentioned in the Bible. Left picture



Right picture
Aaron Sen who is one of biblical scholars stands in the split of this giant rock. Notice the obvious signs of erosion in this desert region.
The BASE Institute’s film shows Cornuke, who snuck onto the mountain. This movie clip contains some detailed images and pictures that help convey much information regarding Mt Sinai.

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