The Exodus Route
To determine the Exodus route the
locations of the Red Sea crossing and
Mount Sinai must be established.
The
True Mount Sinai
There are only two theories pertaining to the
location of Mount Sinai.
The traditional theory was started by Constantine's mother, who saw the
Mountain in a vision. It places Mount Sinai on what is now the Sinai
Peninsula. One of the problems with this theory is, the
Bible
says that Mount Sinai
is in Midian and, according to Brittanica,
Midian is Northern Arabia, not the Sinai Peninsula.
- Exodus
2:15......But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the
land of Midian:
- Exodus
3:1 Now Moses kept the
flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian: and he
led the flock to the back side of the desert, and came to the Mountain
of
God, even unto Horeb.
- Exodus
3:12 And God said, Certainly I will
be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee,that I have sent
thee: When thou
hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God
upon this Mountain.
- Galatians 4:25 For this
Agar is Mount Sinai in Arabia...........
Obviously Mount Sinai is in Arabia, which is across the Red Sea
from Egypt and the Sinai Peninsula. The most likely candidate in this
mountainous region is the blackened mountain Jebel al Lawz. Many things
related to the Exodus have been discovered here by Ron Wyatt who found
the site. Things such as the boundary markers set at the foot of Mount
Sinai, whose remains were found in the desert sand. These wooden posts
were
to keep people from going close to the mountain, while God was with
Moses ( Exodus 19: 12, 21-23 ) Ron Wyatt and his sons also found the 12
pillars set up by Moses, ( Exodus 24:4 ) and an old stream bed
descending out of the Mountain. ( Deuteronomy 9:21 ) With Mount Sinai's
location established, the Red Sea crossing place will be easier to
locate.
The Red Sea Crossing Found!
In the Biblical narrative the Red Sea Crossing comes
before the events at Mount Sinai. So if Mount Sinai is Jebel al Lawz
then the Red Sea Crossing most likely took place over the Gulf of
Aquaba. However, there are many theories. THE ORANGE ROUTE: This route
is the most popular among Bible scholars. It has Moses cross the
Mediterranean Sea, not the Red Sea. A very doubtful route indeed. THE
GREEN ROUTE: This
theory contends
that Moses crossed the Gulf of
Suez. Though biblically sound ( as far as the Red Sea crossing at least
) and possible, there is no evidence to support this theory. THE PURPLE ROUTE: This route
is the best so far, it has the
crossing take place over the Gulf of Aquaba, and includes the true
Mount Sinai location. However, there is no evidence of an Israeli
crossing in this area. THE RED
ROUTE: This crossing over the Gulf of Aquaba has evidence. Under
the sea at this site there are numerous chariot parts; wheels, axles,
spokes and the such, most encrusted with coral.
These are the remains of Pharaoh's decimated army, drowned in the Red
Sea. At
both ends of the crossing, there are columns erected by King Solomon.
These columns are inscribed with Old Aramaic. The damaged
inscriptions, when partially translated, contained words such as
Mizraim ( Egypt ), Moses, Israel, and Yahweh.
Yet another source places the Israelites on the
eastern side of the Red Sea. This source is the Kitab-alaghaniy, an Arabian legend
that is about a tribe that came through their region after a series of
plagues much like the Egyptian ones. The Amalekites were said to be
around Mecca when the plagues struck, because of them they fled
northward. Along the way they were hit by a deluge, which was most
likely the result of the Red Sea dividing. The distraught Amalekites
ran into the Djorhomites which were also a nomadic. The Arabs say that
at the time the Djorhomites were near Merib, and it here is that the
battle between them took place. According to the Bible the Israelites
fought with the Amalekites at a place called Meriba ( Exodus 17:7 ).
The Kitab-alaghaniy continues
and describes the tribe's leaders as follows:
The king ( or ruler of the tribe ) was Amr
the son of Amir; he had a surname Mozaikiya
He had a divine brother whose name was Amran. The ruler
had for wife a woman skilled
in the art of divination; her name was Zarifah.( Velikovsky )
This ruling family of three, two men and one woman, is paralleled by
the Israelites who were led by Moses and Aaron, sons of Amram, and
Moses' wife Zipora a priestess. The name Moza-ika-ya, is most likely of
Egyptian origin. ( Velikovsky ) The last syllable is the name of a
divinity, the 'ya' as in Isaiah and Jeremiah, means Yahweh. The second
syllable, 'ka', is Egyptian for soul. So the name means, the soul of
Yahweh, wich is appropriate because Moses was supposed to have
been the first to have heard the divine name for God. If the
bedouin tribe of the Arabs really are the Israelites, then Mt. Sinai
and the rest of
their journey must be placed on the opposite side of the Red Sea. So
far we have the route for the first 3 months of Israelite travel during
the Exodus. The rest of the Israelites travels are detailed in Exodus
Continued.
References:
The Great and
Terrible Wilderness, Immanuel Velikovsky
Anchorstone