Where is the real Mt. Sinai
Red
Sea?
These are modern discoveries by Ron Wyatt and Bob Cornuke (in separate expeditions) and briefly explained
here by Ken Walker, who drew the map showing where the Red
Sea Crossing took place.
Biblical archeology can reveal much and this is an example of the truth
of the Bible, in this case about things that happened 3500 years ago.
For believers, this is exciting because it offers
tangible proof of the Biblical record in the book of Exodus. For those who do not know the Bible and
what it says, through mischance of unbelief, it may initiate interest in that
what God says in the Word of God, the Bible, is true. This one truth may be the beginning of the
new life that is possible through knowing Jesus Christ.
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So please read on to find out about Moses…
This is an update on a small piece of research done by the writer using the
information provided by Ron Wyatt and Bob Cornuke,
both of whom make claims to finding the real Mt. Sinai and a location where
Moses crossed the Red Sea during the Exodus of The Children of Israel from
Egypt about 1462 B.C.
The background to this is that the traditional Mt. Sinai - the place visited by
pilgrims to historic sites - is in the Southern area of the Sinai Peninsula,
West of the Gulf of Aqabah which forms a part of the
Red Sea. In the late 1970's Ron Wyatt an American explorer, apparently went to
Arabia - which is East of the Gulf of Aqabah - in
Arabia - and noticed that the mountain called Jabel
El Lawz had a number physical characteristics which
were similar to that described in the Bible as Mt. Sinai. The main feature was
the blackened top of the mountain, which he says aligns with Exodus where God
came down to Moses to give him the Ten Commandments in smoke and fire. The
photos of this are very impressive. Checking it out further he decided that
this was the real Mt.Sinai. For details of his
findings go to Link One below.
Supporting the argument for the real
Last year Bob Cornuke and Larry Williams
"found" this same Mt.Sinai - Jabel El Lawz - in
Whilst Cornuke and Williams say that there is
evidence for Moses crossing the Red Sea across the Strait of Tiran, Wyatt has
another location some miles north, just above the middle of the Gulf of Aqabah - at Nurweiba. . I have been just told ( May 2001) that some of Ron Wyatt's maps were not
quite accurate, primarily in respect of the depth of the water at Nuweiba where the crossing is said to have taken place.
Recent depth soundings suggest the water is deeper than suggested by Wyatt.
However there are still many artifacts on the sea floor that would relate to
the destruction of Pharoah's chariots.
Because I was interested in finding out which one may be correct, I did
some research of my own. This led me to a site where you can get your own map
drawn ( do it yourself style ) of the shape of the sea
floor anywhere around the world. All you do is plug the coordinates into the
data base and the map draws on the screen before your eyes. The site is at Link Four below. It takes a bit of time to learn but is easily
possible.
The resultant map for the
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Wyatt's map shows the depths to be in this range. My investigation ( the above graphic ) therefore supports Wyatt's assertion
that there is a sand bridge across the Gulf less than 100 metres
deep. Notice also that the water depth in the Strait of Tiran at the southern
end of the Gulf is nearer 600 metres deep, making it
less likely that Moses crossed the Red Sea at this point, despite the
projecting reefs which could could have linked linked Sinai with Arabia during the miracle of the Exodus
crossing.
An
critique on the new Mt Sinai location is given at another site - see Link five. I am more impressed by the evidence given by Wyatt
and Cornuke concerning
Both Wyatt and Cornuke have pictures of all this on
their sites. Notice the columns that Wyatt found on each side the the Gulf at the Nurweiba
location. One of these columns had inscriptions mentioning Moses, Midian,
Wyatt also claims to have discovered Noah's
What is the relevance of all this?
1. Believers in Jesus Christ accept all the Bible says
- by faith - without such proofs. However, it does help to find archaeological
sites that are what the Bible says they are. If you are not a believer in Jesus
Christ and the Bible, it may help you to realise the
truth of these parts of scripture and eventually Jesus Christ. For example, if
it can be clearly demonstrated that Noah's ark has been found, it makes the
rest of the Bible harder to refute.
2.
Jesus Christ is
returning Soon!
You need to know and read this – see link above
Link One - Wyatt's Site-
http://www.wyattmuseum.com/red-sea-crossing.htm
Link Two - Cornuke's site-
http://www.baseinstitute.org/
Link 3 now not current
Link Four - Drawing a bathymetric map-
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/global/seltopo.html (using this link is now far more
complicated)
Link Five - Critique of new Mt Sinai location-
http://www.ldolphin.org/sinai.html
Check out these links before you leave
Before you leave
this site, if you are a Christian check out the part of the site called
Fullness of Life in Christ http://www.goodnews.org.au/fullness
If you would like to know more about Jesus Christ and His return, go to Good
News Australia at http://www.vicnet.net.au/~gnaust/
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to know more about the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, then go to: http://www.goodnews.org.au/secondcoming/ On that site you can
read Escape from Armageddon, What’s wrong with the world and the complete
story in Soon!