I am sure you have been wondering if and when the Nuggets would ever start again. I have had one person write to me and say, “Ian, did I miss something? Have you already brought us to Mt Sinai and now you are leaving us …
From Rephidim to Mt Sinai / Mt Horeb / Mt Musa
Dophkah via Alush to Rephidim According to David Rohl
I left you at the end of the last Nugget with us arriving at Dophkah (Serabit el-Khadim). At the time of the journey outlined in the book of Exodus, Serabit el-Khadim (Sarbut al-Khadem) was a principle mining centre for turquoise and other treasures. The name …
Following the Timing of David Rohl’s Journey from Pi-Hahiroth to Dophkah
One of the aspects of David Rohl’s research and approach that I most admire is his intention to map the Exodus journey according the times specified in the biblical text. The expeditions he undertook in 2001 and 2004 was with the expressed purpose to see …
Following David Rohl’s Journey from Avaris to Pi-Hahiroth
I told you in the last Nugget that David Rohl had led two expeditions into the Sinai Peninsula in 2001 and 2004 with the intention of following the trail the Israelites walked while testing that trail against the walking pace needed to negotiate the route …
The Seventh Potential Exodus Route after David Rohl
Several people have commented or asked whether the Potential Exodus Routes we are considering contain one that is most likely above all the others. Or if any one is more likely to be the route that was in fact the one taken? One or two …
The South Eastern Tiran Straits Route (Potential Exodus Route 6)
We now come to the last of the Six Main Theories for the Exodus route which I renamed in the last Nugget as the South Eastern Tiran Straits Route. I needed to distinguish this route from Route 5 – The South Eastern Nuweiba Route. There …
The South Eastern Nuweiba Route (Potential Exodus Route 5)
You will note that I have added Nuweiba to this 5th Exodus Route to distinguish it from the 6th one. This is quite typical of the routes of the Exodus in that it does not add any place names after the crossing apart from the …
The South Central Sinai Route (Potential Exodus Route 4)
This route is also recognised as the Traditional Route for which I have given you a map already in Gem 2062. But instead of just giving you the link I will add Tim Dowley’s map again so you have it before you in this Nugget. …
Last Night at 10.30 pm We Celebrated My 49th Birthday
Those of you who know me are probably thinking Ian thinks he has found the fountain of youth or something. Either that or he has lost his mind. If I remember correctly he is over 70. He is certainly not 49 years old. But I …
The Central Sinai Route (Potential Exodus Route 3)
The Central Sinai Route as proposed by Simons, Condor, Cassuto and John David appears to differ only at the point of crossing. Not only that but they were divided between themselves as to whether the crossing between Pi-Hahiroth (Pi) and Baal Zephon (Bz) took place …