EXODUS EXPLORED, Part 5: Northwestern Saudi Arabia Has a Strong Case for Being Mt Sinai’s Location
(6:06 VIEWING) — Few Americans have ever heard of Jabal al Lawz, one of the highest mountains on the Saudi Arabian Peninsula, but there is a local tradition of long-standing that the Prophet Moses once resided on the mountain bearing the name.
Jabal al Lawz, the potential site of Mt. Sinai, is in a remote part of the Saudi peninsula. (Screenshot from YouTube).
Sadly, however, even if Jabal al Lawz is somehow proven to be the Mt. Sinai of the Bible, current Saudi law severely restricts archeological efforts. The following Part 5 video in the fine Exodus Explored series produced by the John 10:10 Project and Illustra Media provides a challenging case for the jagged peak.
It is a prominent feature of the area, surrounded as its upper third is by a blackness as if it was once at extremely high temperatures.
Could this be the place where God handed Moses the stone tablets containing the 10 Commandments:
To read the original account, go to the Old Testament book of Exodus, beginning at chapter 19 and continuing through chapter 34. The key passage is chapter 20 and verses one through 17:
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EXODUS EXPLORED, Part 4: Moses Fled to Midian, So Maybe That’s Where Mt. Sinai Is?
EXODUS EXPLORED, Part 3: God Said ‘Go to Mt. Sinai,’ But Where Is It?
EXODUS EXPLORED, Part 2: The Israelites Leave Egypt, Conquer the Promised Land
EXODUS EXPLORED, Introduction and Part 1: Is the Biblical Account of Israel’s Escape from Egyptian Slavery Myth or Fact?