With David Hyman, professional tour guide. Jabbal Musa ( The Mountain of Moses) is located in the southern part of the Sinai peninsula, and is one of the summits of the granite rock masiffe called " The high mountain region". At the foot of the mountain early Christians have pointed out the site of the burning bush and the monastery of Saint Cathrine was built on this site. Two paths lead from the monastery up to the summit of Mount Sinai. Our video is about our climb to the top using the more moderate "Camel Trail". The other path is made of 3500 stone steps that were built by the monks from the monastery over the years. The steps are called the steps of repentance. at the time of our visit, we were told that this path is closed and therefore we returned by the way we climbed. The climb can be done on camelback but we decided to test our lungs and we climbed all the way up. Many coffee shops allow nice rest stops on the way up, and we stopped at them all for coffee and a chat with the bedouin owners. about halfway up we reached "Elijah's basin"' which is a small valley tucked within the mountains. This is where the monks located the cave of Elijah on Mount Horeb, as Mentioned in the Book of Kings. The final part of the hike is the 750 steps leading from Elijah's basin to the summit. We reached the top and were rewarded with the most amazing views of the desert all around is just the vast mountains of Sinai. On the summit are the ruins of the 6th-century basilica build in by emperor Justinian. The basilica was destroyed by earthquakes and from the old rocks, the modern chapel was built. Next to the chapel, where the bell is the locked door leads to the "Rock Cleft" where Moss stood when God passed by him in his Glory ( Exodus 22, 23). The Mosque was added in the 17th century as Moses is an important prophet in Islam. Under the mosque is a small cave that is the place Moses fasted for 40 days and nights while he was waiting to receive the Law ( The Torah).
The walk down takes about an hour and a half, depending on your pace. We walked slowly, enjoying the moment, contemplating the significance and talking about an important topic: The Law as the source of Authority, can it stand on it own or must it be granted by a supreme power such as God himself.
Many thanks to all the people who made our Journey to Mount Sinai so wonderful:
The Republic of Egypt for allowing Israelis to enter via Taba pass for 14 days without a Visa
Out Driver Muhammad for all his great insights and generosity
Out guide Mohamed for leading up as and down the mountain safely and for explaining the meanings of the sites and the places
Out hosts at Sheikh Musa Bedouin camp in the Village of Saint Catherine
All the wonderful Bedouin men from the Jebaliya tribe, My deepest respect to you all for preserving your ancient ways and traditions throughout so many centuries in this harsh land
And finally to my heart and soul, Shiri. You are the reason I do all these crazy things. Without you - I am nothing.
Contact information:
Sheik Mousa Bedouin camp
www.sheikmousa.com
sheikmuousa@gmail.com
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Recorded by David Hyman with GoPro 9 Hero Black
Edited by David Hyman with Apple Imovie Mini Ipad
Music tracks for this video:
Casablanca Caravan - Chris Haugen
Alyssa - The Mini Vandals
Large Smile Mood - Nico Staf
10 ноя 2021
