Where Is the Rock Moses Struck? 3 Real Rocks, 1 Mystery | Exodus Part 2

Is this split boulder in Saudi Arabia the rock Moses struck for water? Al Naslaa went viral for its razor-straight crack, but it's only one of three real rocks people connect with Exodus 17 and the "rock at Horeb." In Part 2 of our Exodus series, we compare all three: Al Naslaa near Tayma, the split granite boulder near Jabal Maqla in northwestern Saudi Arabia, and Hajar Musa, the traditional Rock of Moses below Jebel Musa in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. We look at what supporters claim, what critics push back with, and what the text actually says. Then cast your vote in the comments: Al Naslaa, the Saudi split rock, or Hajar Musa in Sinai? We'll share the results in Part 3. ▶ Missed Part 1 (where the Red Sea crossing happened)?    • Where Did Moses Part the Red Sea? Egypt vs...   Chapters 0:00 Rock 1: Al Naslaa, the viral split rock 0:40 The story: Rephidim and the rock at Horeb 1:59 Rock 2: Saudi Arabia's split rock 2:50 The pushback 3:27 Rock 3: Hajar Musa in Sinai 4:23 The Sinai rock's critics 4:49 Wrap-up: which of the 3 rocks gets your vote? 5:15 Next time: Mount Sinai Sources • Live Science — Sascha Pare, on Al Naslaa (Aug 30, 2024) • Eternity News — "Experts believe they have found Mount Sinai — a long way from Egypt" (Ryan Mauro quote) • Doubting Thomas Research Foundation (Ryan Mauro) — "The Split Rock and Battlefield at Rephidim" • Associates for Biblical Research — Gordon Franz, "Is Mount Sinai in Saudi Arabia?" (Bible and Spade, 2000) • Associates for Biblical Research — Bryant G. Wood, "Thoughts on Jebel al-Lawz as the Location of Mount Sinai" (2006) • Armstrong Institute of Biblical Archaeology — Christopher Eames, "Where Is Mount Sinai?" Parts 1–2 (2024) • Biblical Archaeology Society — "Did Amateur Archaeologists Find the Real Mt. Sinai?" (BAR sidebar, 2000) • James K. Hoffmeier, Ancient Israel in Sinai (Oxford University Press, 2005) Scripture quotations: NIV (Exodus 17:6; Psalm 78:15–16). Credits Voiceover: ElevenLabs · AI Video: Grok Imagine (AI visualizations are illustrative, not photographs) Maps: Esri World Street Map (Esri, HERE, Garmin, USGS, NGA) · © OpenStreetMap contributors Photo: Al Naslaa — Disdero, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped) Photo: Saudi split rock near Jabal Maqla — Wikkiwooki, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Photo: St Catherine's Monastery — Ondřej Havelka, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0) Photo: Wadi Feiran — Boris Carmi (1967), National Library of Israel (CC BY 4.0) David Roberts, Rock of Moses (1839) — Wellcome Collection (CC BY 4.0) "The rock struck by Moses, Mt. Sinai" (1913) — Underwood & Underwood, Library of Congress (public domain) Art (public domain): Nicolas Poussin (1649), Tintoretto (1563), Gustave Doré (1866) Press photos shown inside article screenshots belong to their publishers. Music: Revel in the Mystery #Exodus #MosesStruckTheRock #BibleHistory