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== Evangelicals search for Mt. Sinai -- in Saudi ==

== Evangelicals search for Mt. Sinai -- in Saudi ==

[[File:800px-Roman Empire - Arabia Petraea (125 AD).svg.png|thumb|150px|A map of Arabia Petraea]]

[[File:800px-Roman Empire - Arabia Petraea (125 AD).svg.png|thumb|150px|A map of Arabia Petraea]]

Saudi Arabia, one of the least tourist-friendly countries in the world, opened to tourists in 2019. Will they find Mt. Sinai? See "[https://www.nytimesn7cgmftshazwhfgzm37qxb44r64ytbb2dj3x62d2lljsciiyd.onion/2023/06/24/world/middleeast/saudi-arabia-christian-tourists.html Saudi Arabia Wants Tourists. It Didn’t Expect Christians]" and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjrxHqNy5CQ Finding the Mountain of Moses: The Real Mount Sinai in Saudi Arabia]." As far as where the mountain is, the Bible doesn't give you much to go by. The Sinai peninsula is named after Mt. Sinai, so historically people have looked for it there. Josephus says it that is the highest mountain in Arabia Petræa. [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] ([[User talk:PeterKa|talk]]) 08:58, June 30, 2023 (EDT)

Saudi Arabia, one of the least tourist-friendly countries in the world, opened to tourists in 2019. Will they find Mt. Sinai? See "[https://www.nytimesn7cgmftshazwhfgzm37qxb44r64ytbb2dj3x62d2lljsciiyd.onion/2023/06/24/world/middleeast/saudi-arabia-christian-tourists.html Saudi Arabia Wants Tourists. It Didn’t Expect Christians]" and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjrxHqNy5CQ Finding the Mountain of Moses: The Real Mount Sinai in Saudi Arabia]." As far as where the mountain is, the Bible doesn't give you much to go by. The Sinai peninsula is named after Mt. Sinai, so historically people have looked for it there. Josephus says it that is the highest mountain in Arabia Petræa.

''[https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-topics/exodus/searching-for-biblical-mt-sinai/ Biblical Archeology Review]'' has articles promoting Har Karkom in the Negev. [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] ([[User talk:PeterKa|talk]]) 09:31, June 30, 2023 (EDT)