So, there's a mountain in Jordan believed to be Mount Sinai. At the top is a monastery called St. Catherine. It's open to the public to either ride up or hike (which I understand is a serious #legday), and is an incredible experience.
However, it's not completely proven that this is the place of Mount Sinai (also known as Mount Horeb).
Recently, I heard about a place in Saudi Arabia, know as Jebel Al-Lawz.
Until recently, this mountain was closed to the public. It had a fence around it and was heavily guarded by the government. But this isn't true anymore! Saudi Arabia opened it up to tourists!
So, how are we aware of this place if until this month, we were unable to visit it and all photos were banned?
In 1984, Ron Wyatt was visiting Saudi Arabia, saw this place, and took pictures. Soon after, the fence went up around the mountain. He and his sons were accused of being spies and held as prisoners for 2 months, waiting for execution! During these 2 months, Dr. Wyatt helped a lot of prisoners. His guards saw this, began to talk with him, and he convinced him of his story. He was released but had to delete his pictures. He left, but not without telling his story to others.
Fast forward more than 20 years, and a man named Dr. Kim, who served the prince and king of Saudi Arabia for 15 years, was given a reward for his service. So he asked for permission to see Jebel Al-Lawz.
What he found stunned him—and he was allowed to take pictures!*
Stay tuned for more of this amazing story next week!
However, it's not completely proven that this is the place of Mount Sinai (also known as Mount Horeb).
traditional site of Mount Sinai in Jordan
Recently, I heard about a place in Saudi Arabia, know as Jebel Al-Lawz.
Until recently, this mountain was closed to the public. It had a fence around it and was heavily guarded by the government. But this isn't true anymore! Saudi Arabia opened it up to tourists!
So, how are we aware of this place if until this month, we were unable to visit it and all photos were banned?
In 1984, Ron Wyatt was visiting Saudi Arabia, saw this place, and took pictures. Soon after, the fence went up around the mountain. He and his sons were accused of being spies and held as prisoners for 2 months, waiting for execution! During these 2 months, Dr. Wyatt helped a lot of prisoners. His guards saw this, began to talk with him, and he convinced him of his story. He was released but had to delete his pictures. He left, but not without telling his story to others.
Fast forward more than 20 years, and a man named Dr. Kim, who served the prince and king of Saudi Arabia for 15 years, was given a reward for his service. So he asked for permission to see Jebel Al-Lawz.
What he found stunned him—and he was allowed to take pictures!*
Stay tuned for more of this amazing story next week!
*story found here
YES! And the video I shared in another post said something interesting - because this place has been guarded like this, it's been completely preserved. They could have gone the other way and tried to destroy it, but by hiding it, it's been protected!!!
ReplyDeleteWow, that's amazing! And if that's a picture of it, it's beautiful!!!
ReplyDeleteIt's soooo cool!
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