BIBLICAL SAUDI ARABIA
BIBLICAL SITES IN SAUDI ARABIA
AL-BAD' - THE HOME OF JETHRO
The traditional home of Jethro and the location of the Well of Moses where he met the daughters of Jethro. The current name of the town where this well is found is called Al-Bad', and this region is where many caves in which Jethro’s family is thought to have lived are found. The local Saudis confirm that the ancient name of this area was Jethro, which originated from the person Jethro’s name. A similar record is found in a museum in Al-Bad'.
Saudi Arabia - Tabuk
BURNING BUSH
Hidden in the valley between the mountain peaks of Lawz (Horeb) and Maqla (Sinai) is a huge cedar tree, adorned with 7 major branches. It is strategically located in a place where Moses would have grazed flocks and turned aside to see.
Saudi Arabia - Tabuk
THE RED SEA CROSSING TO MIDIAN
(Exodus 14:21-25) Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided, and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left. And the Egyptians chased after them—all Pharaoh’s horses, chariots, and horsemen—and followed them into the sea.
Saudi Arabia - Tabuk
OASIS OF ELIM
In a magnificent canyon across the Red Sea, 6km away from Tayeb Esm Valley, Elim stands with the unusual presence of palm trees as well as the 12 wells. The numerous oases surrounded by deep canyons and the red mountain must have provided the best natural resting place for the tired souls who had traveled in the wilderness.
Saudi Arabia - Tabuk
REPHIDIM-THE SPLIT ROCK AT HOREB
Rephidim-The Split Rock at Horeb in the Land of Midian A 60+ foot tall monolith split right down the middle with water-washed areas at its base stands as a sentinel in the desert and is believed by local tradition and visitors to be the site the rock Moses struck and waters flowed out.
Saudi Arabia - Tabuk
MOSES' ALTAR
Early the next morning he got up and built an altar at the base of the mountain, along with twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel. Then he sent out some young men of Israel, and they offered burnt offerings and sacrificed young bulls as peace offerings to the LORD.
Saudi Arabia - Tabuk
TWELVE STONE ALTARS
Twelve Stone Altars In Front Of Mount Sinai These stones are considered to be 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.
Saudi Arabia - Tabuk
MOUNT SINAI
Jebel Maqla – Mount Sinai A 2408 meter blackened basalt-covered granite peak evoking the appearance of having been on fire when viewed from the valley. This is the most likely candidate for the Mt. Sinai of the Bible.
Saudi Arabia - Tabuk
THE GOLDEN CALF
Golden Calf Altar - A natural outcropping of very large stones with a flat top and 2’ to 4’ rock carvings of cattle chiseled around its base. Remnants of what may be an altar remain as well.
Saudi Arabia - TabukMAP
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