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Jebel Al Lawz. The towering, jagged highpoint of all the mountains of northwest Arabia. I shared yesterday about Jebel Maqla, which in itself is not a walk in the park, per se. But this one! Jebel Lawz! Mt. Horeb of Biblical fame! WOW! The high and inaccessible one! Fraught with precipices that plunge thousands of feet …
I will never forget the first time we made it up to the top of Jebel Maqla. (Mt. Sinai) It was a phenomenal accomplishment for us in so many ways. The view was amazing, and we could actually see all the way back to the Gulf of Aqaba and Egypt beyond. Suddenly we could clearly …
Well, Jim & Penny finally did it! They started a YouTube channel. It is their OFFICIAL channel, and will eventually include a great deal of never before seen personal video from their family archive. Check it out, and feel free to subscribe and like! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtETHX4I5y-fuwDPmHayTHA
Over the last couple of years, a real breakthrough has taken place in the Jebel Lawz region of Arabia! Several individuals have been able to see the area and the remarkable sites we have explored over the years. We have great hope that this trend will continue, and that the area will be legitimately opened …
Joel Richardson is a New York Times bestselling author, film-maker, and teacher. His interest in the topic of Mt. Sinai in Arabia was enhanced exponentially when he had the rare chance to visit the area in 2018. He was overwhelmingly convinced of the authenticity of the sites as he was able to explore Jebel Lawz …
Ryan Mauro is Clarion Project’s Shillman Fellow and National Security, Analyst. He has been interested in Mt. Sinai in Arabia since childhood. He was able to make a number of trips into the region in and around Jebel Lawz over the past couple of years and has made a documentary film of the area that has …
Over the last several years, the most exquisite imagery ever taken of the area has been obtained by Discovered Media. During the time we spent exploring the area in the 1990s, the best gear available was only hi-8 video and actual film camera equipment. But now, with hi-definition digital cameras and ultra-hi-definition video equipment, the …