Until I can post more information later, if you want to, just for fun, launch Google Earth, and paste in the coordinates provided below and just take a look around. Turn on the “3D buildings” and “Terrain” Layers in the left side menu of Google Earth, almost forgot!
This is Rephidim as described in the Bible, there is a shadow of a great monolithic stone, called the Split Rock here.
It is on a hill, is about 60’ high, about 40’ wide, and about 20’ thick, and is cracked or split right down the middle. The shadow and Split Rock can be seen slightly better or worse because of differences in lighting as the satellites were going over at any particular time. So it is fun to step through the historical satellite images which can sometimes show different aspects of the area better. There is a button to access the history bar in the menu. I work in Civil Engineering and I use it fairly often for my project work.
Just copy and paste the coordinates, not including the description text, into the search box in Google Earth and hit enter. Hopefully that will work well for you.
SPLIT ROCK AT REPHIDIM
JESUS – THE SPRING OF SALVATION (LIVING WATER FROM THE ROCK)
28°43'36.92"N 35°14'10.07"E
SPLIT ROCK AT REPHIDIM – THE ALTAR MOSES BUILT
(ADONI NISSI, ADONI IS MY BANNER)
28°43'32.63"N 35°14'8.28"E
SPLIT ROCK AT REPHIDIM – WATER EROSION STILL VISIBLE
28°43'41.95"N 35°14'4.92"E
So take a look around if you wish, or don’t if you wish.
The Split Rock Site is located at Horeb, the Mountain of God.
Go ahead and laugh, and enjoy and look around if you want to. The Red Sea Crossing Site is approximately 30 miles to the West.
I will try and post some on the ground photos and other info later when I can.
You may want to try and debunk each piece of the puzzle individually, so you never have to look at or really consider the entire enchilada all at once.
And you are, of course, welcome to do that.
Back with more later, take care for now!