Gilded and coral encrusted Egyptian chariot wheels found
in Gulf of Aqaba at Nuweiba, Sinai Peninsula
An Introduction
"And
Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go
back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and
the waters were divided." (Exodus 14:21)
The
Hebrew Exodus from Egypt is in scope the most miraculous event ever to be
recorded by man. It's historicity though has been challenged and reduced
to mere mythology by many religious theologians and biblical archaeologists
until recently. In 1978 Ron Wyatt, a biblical archaeologist without formal
training, confounded the opponents of biblical historical accuracy by discovering the
true "Exodus Red Sea Crossing" in the Gulf of Aqaba (Red
Sea) at Nuweiba, Sinai Peninsula.
The
authenticity of Wyatt's claim has been validated with the discovery of the remains of ancient Egyptian
army chariots lying at the bottom of an underwater land bridge connecting
Sinai to Saudi Arabia. Many coral encrusted chariot wheels, and a gilded four spoked
chariot wheel were found. Fossilized human and horse bones were also recovered,
but carbon dating was not possible.
The
Hebrew name given to the Red Sea crossing site was
Pi-hahiroth (Hebrew:
פִּי הַחִירֹת). The Hebrew name "Pi-hahiroth" has been translated as "mouth
of the gorges," descriptive of its location, where the mouths of two rivers
(wadis) combine at the point of entry into the sea. The Nuweiba
peninsula fits this description exactly. The historical significance
of the Nuweiba
site as the site of the Exodus crossing was also known in ancient times. This fact is attested to by
the discovery of "commemorative inscriptions erected by King Solomon"
on both the Sinai and Saudi Arabian sides of the crossing.
In
2000 Dr. Lennart Moller,
a research scientist from Sweden, headed an expedition that retraced the
footsteps of Wyatt. Soon after the expedition, it's Swedish backers produced an
excellent documentary video and
book supporting Wyatt's claims as well as adding extensively to the
archaeological documentation. Archaeological research is ongoing, with a new documentary due in 2008.
While some archaeologists consider Ron Wyatt's
accomplishments to be nothing but fraud and sensationalism, many have
examined the evidence and perceive the truth
beyond the personalities and politics of the profession.
Nuweiba Beach, Sinai Peninsula
Underwater land bridge at Nuweiba,
Sinai Peninsula
Documentation of Ron Wyatt's Discovery
Wyatt
created a video documentary of his expeditions to Sinai
and Saudi Arabia in search of the historical Red Sea Crossing and Mt Sinai.
This video is now posted on You-Tube. See below:
Excerpts from Dr. Moller's "Search For The Red Sea Crossing" video
were formerly found on "You-Tube". Both
book and video documenting Dr. Moller's expedition can be purchased thru
Amazon.com (see below):
Watch Dr Moller's Interview of the Exodus
Crossing
The Discovery of the true Mt.
Sinai
Wyatt also theorized from
the Biblical account that the true site of Mt. Sinai (Mt Horeb) and Israel's
encampment must be near the "Red Sea Crossing" in the surrounding mountains
of Midian in Saudi Arabia. His theory brought him to Jebel el Lawz, a mountain
long known by its residents to be the site of Gods presence and Israel's
encampment. Thus far the evidence at Jebel el Lawz fits the biblical description
perfectly.
This study is linked to various authoritative websites. These findings will surely have far reaching effects on Judaic,
Christian and Islamic perspectives in the future.
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