The Mountain of God By M. Eichhorst “El Shaddai descended upon Mount Sinai to the top of the mountain. El Shaddai summoned Moshe to the top of the mountain and Moshe ascended”. Exodus 19:20 The Negev Desert (Wilderness) range where Har KarKom (Mount KarKom) is Located. The possible site of Mount Sinai described in the Torah of the Tanach Bible. Where is Mount Sinai? For thousands of years biblical scholars and archaeologists have said it is “this mountain” or it is “that mountain”, and they have even gone as far as dubbing Mt. Horeb by the Roman Catholic Church also known as Mt. Jebel Musa in the Sinai Peninsula as Mount Sinai but none of the discoveries at Mt. Jebel Musa seem to prove that this mountain is the real Mt. Sinai until a new discovery that has surfaced in Israel. There are 3 references or possible locations of the Mountain of God (1) The Mountain of Jebel Musa or Mount Sinai is in the Sinai Peninsula which has a Roman Empire Catholic Church at its base but no evidence that the Israelites were ever there, or the evidence hidden by the Church. The Mountain of Jebel Musa & Saint Catherine’s Monastery Sinai Peninsula, Egypt near the Red Sea (2) The Mountain of Jabal al-Lawz or the Mountain of Moshe (Moses) is in Arabia or Saudi Arabia which has evidence that the Israelites were there with an etched Menorah, 12 pillar concrete stones for standing or sitting, a stone split into two believed to be the stone Moshe struck, dried-up-river, and an etched Bull. This site is protected by the Saudi Arabian Government and fenced off, no trespassing. It also has evidence at the Gulf of Aqaba of the Red Sea that the possibility that the Egyptian Chariots artifacts are in the Gulf of the Sea. The Saudi Arabian Government is blocking non- citizens from seeing. They can only see pictures under the sea and therefore cannot verify it. Mount Jabal al-Lawz, Moses Split Rock, Bull Etched on Rock, & Sacrificial Calf Alter North/West Saudi Arabia near the Red Sea (3) The Mountain of KarKom or the Mountain of Saffron on the border of Israel which in Moshe’s day could have been part of the Sinai Peninsula has evidence of an etched Menorah, 12 pillar stones different from those at the Mountain of Moshe, a small lake, etched 10 commandments, and other etchings. These 3 Mountains have some evidence however there is only 2 which have inscriptions evidence that the Israelites were ever there and only 1 has overwhelmingly inscriptions evidence that the Israelites were there. That Har KarKom or the Mountain of Saffron in Israel on the border with Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. The Theory The Theory that anywhere that El Shaddai is, is the Mountain of God. The Israelites could have traveled from Goshen, Egypt [see map #1] to the Red Sea [see map #2] to Mount Jabal al-Lawz and surrounding areas [see map #3] (where Moshe visited in his exile), Moses struck the rock in Horeb, Arabia, while in the Wilderness of Sin Israel battled with Amalek, then they traveled above the Red Sea near the city of Eilat today and headed to Mount KarKom [see map #4] which in Moshe’s day could have been in the Wilderness of Sinai in Israel today for the 10 commandments at Mt KarKom which is the Mountain of God. It appears that at no time was the Israelites at Mount Jebel Musa. It also appears that Mount Jabal al-Lawz was one of the places that Moshe and the Israelites stayed for a long period of time but not the giving of the commandments. It appears that Mount KarKome is the exact location where Moshe and the Israelites stayed for a long period of time and the giving of the commandments both times. In Avraham’s day all three locations were given by El Shaddai unto Avraham which belongs to Israel. Har KarKom (Mount KarKom) Har KarKom or Mount KarKom (Mt. KarKum) or the Mountain of Saffron is located in Southern Israel in the Negev Desert near the Egyptian Border and near the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Test Site and protected by the IDF, may hold the truth of the real Mount Sinai described in the Bible. Har meaning “mountain,” Karkom, derived from the ancient Persian karkum, which alludes to the saffron-producing crocus flower and means “yellow.” According to Jeep Tour in Israel - Mount Karkum Mount Sinai in the Negev, Rock Paintings. The journey to Mount Karkum, on the Egyptian border, is one of the most interesting and exciting jeep tours in the Negev. Is this the biblical Mount Sinai as Prof. Anati claims? What do the tombstones, edible stones, menorah symbol, tablets, ancient calendars, and tens of thousands of rock paintings adorn the place mean? Why did the mountain become a saint for so many ancient civilizations even before Mount Sinai? What do the temples of the eye planted in it mean? There are several artifacts discovered at the foot of the mountain which include; 10 blocks which forms the 10 Commandments Menorah Stone Small pond or small lake 12 Pillar Stones representing the 12 Tribes Drawings on Black Rocks which are positioned in a circle All of these are located at the foot of the mountain including a drawing of a Menorah on a black rock. There are several mountains in this area which have similar drawings near Mount Karkom which indicate that the Israelites with Moshe (Moses) were in this area including other mountains nearby such as Mount Beer KarKom. Although it is unclear if this is the mountain of God called by El Shaddai (God Almighty) as Mount Sinai in the Bible however there is strong evidence that it is. None of these appear at Mount Jebel Musa in the Sinai Peninsula. Pharoah’s Daughter named the boy in Egyptian “Monios” which means “that he was drawn from the water” a reference to the Nile River in Goshen, Egypt and in Hebrew he is called “Moshe”, and in English he is called “Moses”. It appears that none of the cities which are mentioned in the Bible are cities today, that Moshe (Moses) led the Children of Israel out of the land of Goshen (which became Mizraim, which became Egypt). The Bible says that Moses traveled for 3 Months and 3 Days to get to the Mountain of God at Mount Sinai. Bible Scholars and Archaeologists cannot agree upon where the cities are located that Moses took to reach the Mountain of God, however the Bible does show us some of their names, which no longer exist. In the days of Moshe (Moses), the land was given by God to Avraham (Abraham), including all of the Sinai Peninsula, the Wilderness of Sinai which includes the Negev Desert, parts of Arabia (Saudi Arabia) including Midian, all of Jordan, parts of Iran, Iraq including Baghdad, Turkey, Syria including Damascus, Lebanon, Gaza, the West Bank, the Golan Heights, Galilee, Canaan, Israel which all belongs to El Shaddai (God Almighty), Yeshua HaMashiach (Yeshua the Messiah), and Yisra'el (Israel). The Parting of the Red Sea (2) Exodus 14: 15. El Shaddai said to Moshe, “Why do you cry out to Me? Speak to the Children of Israel and let them journey forth! 16. and you, lift up your staff and stretch out your arm over the sea and split it, and the Children of Israel shall come into the midst of the sea on dry land. Exodus 14:26. El Shaddai said to Moshe, “Stretch out your hand over the sea, and the water will go back upon Egypt, upon its chariots and upon it horsemen”. Moshe struck the Rock in Horeb near Mt. Jabel al-Lawz (3) Exodus 17: 5. El Shaddai said to Moshe, “Pass before the people and take with you some of the elders of Israel, and in your hand take your staff with which you struck the river and go. 6. Behold! I shall stand before you by the rock in Horeb, you shall strike the rock and water will come forth from it and the people will drink”. Israel battled with Amalek in the Wilderness of Sin. Exodus 17:8. Amalek came and battled Israel in Rephidim. Exodus 17:14. Eloah said to Moshe, “Write this as a remembrance in the Book and recite it in the ears of Joshua, that I shall surely erase the memory of Amalek from under the heavens. Exodus 17:15. Moshe built an altar an called its name, Eloah (God) is my miracle. Exodus 17:16. And he said, for the hand is on the throne of God, Eloah maintains a war against Amalek from generation to generation. This refers to a war that took place for many years and is why there is evidence at Mt. Jabel al-Lawz that the Israelites were there for many years. This occurred many years before the commandments were given and as after the war then they traveled to Mt. KarKom where the first and second giving’s of the commandment were at the Mountain of God (Har KarKom – Mt. KarKom) in the Wilderness of Sinai which is Israel today. Mt. KarKom (4) The Month of Sivan which is the third month in the Hebrew Calendar (which corresponds with May and June). Exodus 19:1. In the third month from the Exodus of the Children of Israel from Egypt, on this day they arrived at the Wilderness of Sinai. The Third Day of the Third Month of Sivan when it was morning after 6:00am. Exodus 19:16. On the third day when it was morning, there was thunders and lightning and a heavy cloud on the mountain, and the sound of the shofar was very powerful and the entire people that was in the camp shuddered. It seems more realistic that Moses left Pharaoh’s Palace of the Israeli Slave Quarters in Goshen (see map #1) and traveled to parting of the Red Sea (see map #2) then to Mt. Jabal al-Lawz (see map #3) which the Bible calls this the “Wilderness of Sin” and battled with Amalek for many years, then they traveled to Mt. KarKom (see map #4) which during that time was known as the “Wilderness of Sinai” which is easily seen as many Israeli’s crossing with animals, ox, carts, etc. Today Mt. KarKom is located in Southern Israel in the Negev Desert near the border with Egypt. The Bibles describes it as the “Wilderness of Sinai”. Since all of the Sinai Peninsula up to the Suez Canal and port Fouad was all part of Canaan (Israel), the word in the Bible described as the Wilderness or the Wilderness of Sinai in the book of Exodus was all located in Canaan (Israel). Sinai was a providence in Canaan (Israel) just like Gaza, the West Bank, and the Golan Heights are to Israel today. __________