View to Jabal Maqla in Saudi Arabia. Image from here (accessed 4/2/2026).
Is this the mountain that changed history?
As we trail the rugged shoulder of Jabal Maqla, the atmosphere is heavy with antiquity. This desolate peak in northwestern Saudi Arabia is currently at the center of a provocative theory: that the true Mount Sinai lies not in Egypt, but here in the ancient land of Midian.
Proposed by many as the biblical Mount Horeb, Jabal Maqla offers a landscape that matches the ancient narrative with striking precision. Whether you’re a skeptic or a believer, the raw beauty of this “blackened peak” is undeniable.
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