Many Christians, Jews and people who are interested in the issues of ancient history and culture, dream to visit Mount Moses on Sinai. Biblical history connects Mount Moses in Egypt with the Lord's handing to the elect of the sacred tablets with the commandments of humanity. According to tradition, pilgrims who climbed Mount Moses and met the sunrise there, all sins committed before are dropped.
If you want to climb, you need to know exactly where the mountain of Moses is. Moreover, the sacred book does not contain an exact answer to this question. The famous place is located in the center of the Sinai Peninsula in a rather deserted area and has several names: Mount Sinai, Mount Moses, Jabal-Musa, Paran. It is most convenient to get to the treasured area from the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh , from where regular excursions to Mount Moses are organized.
Features of climbing the mountain of Moses in Egypt
The height of Mount Moses in Egypt is 2,285 meters above sea level. Up to now, in a relatively good condition, the steps have been preserved, built many centuries ago, and along which ancient monks ascended to the top of the mountain. Steep and not guarded "The Staircase of Repentance" consists of 3750 stone steps. But pilgrims and tourists can climb the mountain of Moses, using a simpler gentle way, walking along it or riding a dromedary - a one-horse camel. But even in this case, part of the way - the last 750 steps, must be overcome on foot.
Another difficulty is that the rise occurs mainly at night, when nothing around is visible at arm's length. And if the ascent begins at a high temperature of the air (the earth is heated from the hot sun), at night you can not do without a warm jacket protecting from the fierce wind and terrible cold. Despite the fact that the height of the mountain is relatively small, without short-term halts can not do. We recommend stocking thermoses with hot drinks and some high-calorie food, which helps maintain energy in the body. It is necessary in the process of recovery to use the right forces and keep up with your group, because it is easy to get lost along the way: several hundred pilgrims make a lift at a time.
The unforgettable sight awaits those who rose to the top platform: mountain peaks, painted in soft golden-pink tones; shreds of clouds hanging on the peaks of the mountains; a solar disk popping up over the heads of people. Most tourists who made the climb to Mount Moses, say that the first rays of the sun, drive away the fatigue and stress accumulated during a difficult climb. The descent passes pretty quickly, but many after a sleepless night dream of falling asleep.
Sightseeings of Mount Sinai
Monastery of Saint Catherine
St. Catherine was executed at the foot of Mount Sinai in the 4th century AD for refusing to renounce Christianity. In a memorable place, by the order of the Emperor Justinian the Great, a monastery was built in the 6th century, named after the Christian saint. Bells for the historical complex, sent as a gift by the Russian Emperor Alexander II. On the square of the monastery is the Burning Bush, where according to the legend, the Lord appeared to Moses. Near the burning bush, you can hide a note with a secret desire, which must certainly be fulfilled. Another attraction is the well of Moses, whose age is 3500 years. According to tradition, God chose himself from it.
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Chapel of the Holy Trinity
The chapel is the first architectural monument of the blessed mountain. Unfortunately, the structure was poorly preserved, some of the stones were used in the construction of the mosque on the territory of the monastery complex.
