ArchivedParan Is Not Mecca ... Discussion :: Re: Paran Is Not Mecca ... DiscussionThe Bible says that the people arrived at mount Sinai after they crossed the Red Sea ..and given that the chariot of Pharaoh was found in the gulf of Aqaba ( Aqaba : literally means "an obstacle" in Arabic)..the crossing site had to be at the gulf of Aqaba :reason--> the Suez gulf cannot be the part of the Red Sea they crossed from simply because they would have seen its tip coming from the north ..(see the map above) ..furthermore ; Moses (pbuh) did make that journey several times before the exodus so it is almost a given that he would know better than to get lost trying to reach the east side of the Suez gulf..and it seems that the Pharaoh ,being firmly in control of the wilderness of Egypt ( the Sinai peninsula) was trying to deviate the Israelites to a more south-easterly route so that to trap them against the Aqaba gulf (hence the name) .. |
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