Sinai Collection (page 2)

Free diver exploring blue water beside coral reef, Sinai, Egypt, Red Sea Model released

Suez Canal under construction, 1869
Dredges beiginning to build the Suez Canal, 1869. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Red Sea
Sameh Shahien

T E Lawrence of Arabia in action during WW1
T E Lawrence of Arabia in action during the First World War - he fought in the Arab Revolt (1916-1918) and the Sinai and Palestine Campaign (1915-1918). Date: 1915-1918

A meteor over the Sinai Desert is interpreted by the Arabs as the herald of important events in the Red Sea area Date
A meteor over the Sinai Desert is interpreted by the Arabs as the herald of important events in the Red Sea area... Date: July 1935

Moses descending from Mount Sinai with the tablets of the law (Ten Commandments). Exodus 5. 35
535367 Moses descending from Mount Sinai with the tablets of the law (Ten Commandments). Exodus 5.35. Illustration by Gustave Dore (1832-1883) for The Bible (London 1866). Wood engraving

de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter 790 - 65-CW
Armee de l'Air - de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter 790 / 65-CW, ex Multinational Force & Observers (MFO) In Sinai Egypt. (Armee de l'Air - French Air Force) Date: circa 2008

de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter 786 - CT
Armee de l'Air - de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter 786 / CT, ex Multinational Force & Observers (MFO) In Sinai Egypt. (Armee de l'Air - French Air Force) Date: circa 2008

de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter 730 - CA
Armee de l'Air - de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter 730 / CA, ex Multinational Force & Observers (MFO) In Sinai Egypt. (Armee de l'Air - French Air Force) Date: circa 2008

School of Scalefin anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) females, swimming around Fire coral (Millepora dichotoma) feeding on plankton brought to the reef by currents, Ras Mohammed National Park

Scalefin anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) male, swimming close to surface, Sharm El Sheikh, Sinai, Egypt, Red Sea

Coral reef below the cliffs of Shark Observatory, Ras Mohammed National Park, Sinai, Egypt, Red Sea

Bicolor parrotfish (Cetoscarus bicolor) male, scales detail, Sharm El Sheikh, Sinai, Egypt, Red Sea

St. Catherine's Monastery on Mount Sinai (oil on canvas)
LAF470995 St. Catherine's Monastery on Mount Sinai (oil on canvas) by Meckel, Adolf von (1856-93); 180x269.5 cm; Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent

School of orange Scalefin anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) on a coral reef with table corals (Acropora sp)
School of orange Scalefin anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) on a coral reef with table corals (Acropora sp.) and red soft corals (Dendronephthya sp.), Ras Mohammed National Park, Sinai, Egypt

Moses makes water come from a rock, when the Israelites fled into Sinai, Exodus from Egypt, 18th century (engraving)
5616762 Moses makes water come from a rock, when the Israelites fled into Sinai, Exodus from Egypt, 18th century (engraving) by Scheuchzer

Collection of Manna, according to the Hebrew Bible, when the Israelites fled into Sinai, Exodus from Egypt
5616757 Collection of Manna, according to the Hebrew Bible, when the Israelites fled into Sinai, Exodus from Egypt. A place where " there were twelve wells of water and seventy date palms

Aaron and Hur support the hand of Moses on Sinai, when the Israelites fled into Sinai, Exodus from Egypt
5616763 Aaron and Hur support the hand of Moses on Sinai, when the Israelites fled into Sinai, Exodus from Egypt, 18th century (engraving) by Scheuchzer

RF - Giant moray (Gymnothorax javanicus) with mouth open, looming out of a crevice in coral reef at night, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, Red Sea

Male Emperor angelfish (Pomacanthus imperator) swimming over garden of Fire corals (Millepora sp)
Male Emperor angelfish (Pomacanthus imperator) swimming over garden of Fire corals (Millepora sp.) in morning sunshine, Ras Mohammed National Park, Sinai, Egypt, Red Sea

Emperor angelfish (Pomacanthus imperator) swimming in front of Fire corals (Millepora dichotoma) and soft corals (Dendronephthya sp.) and (Scleronephthya sp)

Napoleon wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) swimming over a coral reef, Ras Mohammed National Park, Sinai, Egypt, Red Sea

DDE-90019430
A camel decorated with tassles and bright colors stands in the desert along one possible route that Moses might have taken to Mt. Sinai, Egypt. Date: 05/03/2005

Copy of Burning Bush. Moses on Mount Sinai takes off his shoes. Around him, an angel
JEB4858763 Copy of Burning Bush. Moses on Mount Sinai takes off his shoes. Around him, an angel, the Virgin and Christ and a flock of sheep. Anonymous drawing. Dim: 84x54cm

Window I depicting the Ten Commandments given to Moses (stained glass)
719607 Window I depicting the Ten Commandments given to Moses (stained glass) by English School, (12th century); Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent, UK; English, out of copyright

God gives the law
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Flemish tapestry. Series The History of Moses. Moses at the mount Sinai. Atelier Joost van Herzele. Ca 1550. Detail
7208340 Flemish tapestry. Series The History of Moses. Moses at the mount Sinai. Atelier Joost van Herzele. Ca 1550. Detail. by Flemish School, (16th century); Madrid, Spain; © Paul Maeyaert

Mouse-tailed bat (Rhinopoma hardwickii), portrait, Sinai Penimsula, Egypt

A young lionfish (Pterois volitans) swimming near the surface (hunting silversides, not pictured) close to dusk. Beacon Rock, Sha ab Mahmood, Sinai, Egypt. Red Sea

Exodus: "the adoration of the golden calf"
LRI4670541 Exodus: " the adoration of the golden calf" Moses and the Tables of the Law. Miniature from a Mozarabic Bible. 10th century. Leon

Moses breaking the tables of the law. The Hebrew people in worship before the golden calf
LRI4601377 Moses breaking the tables of the law. The Hebrew people in worship before the golden calf look frightened the anger of Moses

Moses Striking the Rock, 1596 (oil on canvas)
3492999 Moses Striking the Rock, 1596 (oil on canvas) by Bloemaert, Abraham (1566-1651); 79.7x108 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Moses striking water from the rock for the Israelites, c
5242324 Moses striking water from the rock for the Israelites, c.1250-62 (tempera and gold on parchment) by Italian School, (13th century); 27 A-- 19.7 cm; J

The Tablets of the Commandments, 1931 (tempera on canvas)
5642652 The Tablets of the Commandments, 1931 (tempera on canvas) by Roerich, Nicholas (1874-1947); 80.6A--124.5 cm; Nicholas Roerich Museum, New York; eNicholas Roerich Museum; Russian

Moses with the Tablets of the Law (oil on canvas)
5037529 Moses with the Tablets of the Law (oil on canvas) by Vignon, Claude (1593-1670); 160x131.5 cm; National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden; French, out of copyright

Page from the Codex Sinaiticus (vellum)
1630114 Page from the Codex Sinaiticus (vellum) by Greek, (4th century AD); Monastery of Saint Catherine, Mount Sinai, Egypt; (add.info)

Page from the Codex Sinaiticus (vellum)
1630113 Page from the Codex Sinaiticus (vellum) by Greek, (4th century AD); Monastery of Saint Catherine, Mount Sinai, Egypt; (add.info)

Window w120 depicting Moses receiving the tables of the Law (stained glass)
719229 Window w120 depicting Moses receiving the tables of the Law (stained glass) by French School, (16th century); Auxerre, France; French, out of copyright

Wady Mukatteb, the "Written Valley, "or "Valley of Inscriptions"(engraving)
2774998 Wady Mukatteb, the " Written Valley, " or " Valley of Inscriptions" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wady Mukatteb)

Sinai - group of Bedouin at the Convent of St Katherine, Catherine
Vintage 19th century photograph: Sergeant James McDonald (active 1865-9). Ordnance survey of the Peninsula of Sinai by the Royal Engineers - group of Bedouin at the Convent of St Katherine, Catherine

Sinai - Jebel ed Deir from the summit of Jebel Musa
Vintage 19th century photograph: Sergeant James McDonald (active 1865-9). Ordnance survey of the Peninsula of Sinai by the Royal Engineers - : Jebel ed Deir from the summit of Jebel Musa

Sinai - Wady Serabit el Khadim
Vintage 19th century photograph: Sergeant James McDonald (active 1865-9). Ordnance survey of the Peninsula of Sinai by the Royal Engineers - Wady Serabit el Khadim

Sina - inscribed rock, Wady Aleyat
Vintage 19th century photograph: Sergeant James McDonald (active 1865-9). Ordnance survey of the Peninsula of Sinai by the Royal Engineers - inscribed rock, Wady Aleyat

Sinai - Egyptian ruins, Serabit el Khadim
Vintage 19th century photograph: Vintage 19th century photograph: Sergeant James McDonald (active 1865-9). Ordnance survey of the Peninsula of Sinai by the Royal Engineers - Egyptian ruins

Sinai - tombs in a jorf, Wady Feiran
Vintage 19th century photograph: Sergeant James McDonald (active 1865-9). Ordnance survey of the Peninsula of Sinai by the Royal Engineers - tombs in a jorf, Wady Feiran

Sinai - ruined convent of the twelve apostles, Wady Leja
Vintage 19th century photograph: Sergeant James McDonald (active 1865-9). Ordnance survey of the Peninsula of Sinai by the Royal Engineers - ruined convent of the twelve apostles, Wady Leja

Hajjar Musa, Moses Rock, in Wady Leja, Sinai
Vintage 19th century photograph: Sergeant James McDonald (active 1865-9). Ordnance survey of the Peninsula of Sinai by the Royal Engineers - Hajjar Musa, Moses Rock, in Wady Leja

Aarons Hill with Jebel Sona in the background
Vintage 19th century photograph: Sergeant James McDonald (active 1865-9). Ordnance survey of the Peninsula of Sinai by the Royal Engineers - Aarons Hill with Jebel Sona in the background

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Sinai, a land of wonders and ancient treasures. From the vibrant coral reefs teeming with life to the majestic Hawksbill sea turtle gracefully gliding through the crystal-clear waters, this peninsula in Egypt's Sinai Desert is a true paradise for nature enthusiasts. But Sinai is not only about its natural beauty; it holds a rich cultural heritage as well. At St. Catherine's Monastery, an iconic 6th-century icon of Mary and saints Theodoros and Georgios stands alongside angels, reminding visitors of the deep religious significance that permeates this sacred place. Within these hallowed walls lies the Codex Sinaiticus Syriacus, a priceless manuscript dating back to the 5th century. Max Schmidt's painting aptly captures the essence - its rugged landscapes dotted with Bedouin tents brewing aromatic coffee outside while camels rest nearby. The Bedouin people have called this desert home for centuries, their lives intertwined with its sands and secrets. Mt Sinai rises majestically from the desert floor, bearing witness to one of history's most significant events - Moses receiving the Ten Commandments. This holy mountain has drawn pilgrims from far and wide seeking spiritual enlightenment amidst its awe-inspiring surroundings. The Burning Bush at St. Catherine's Monastery serves as a constant reminder of God's presence on this sacred ground – an UNESCO World Heritage Site where faith intertwines seamlessly with history. And let us not forget about adventure. Diving off Sharm el Sheikh reveals another world beneath our feet - vibrant coral reefs bustling with marine life greet divers who explore these underwater wonders in awe-struck amazement. As we wander through Dahab in Egypt’s Sinai Desert, we encounter Bedouins guiding their loyal camels across vast dunes – an image that evokes both nostalgia and fascination for their nomadic way of life. Finally, Sahaba Mosque stands tall as a testament to Islamic architecture within this diverse region, showcasing the vibrant cultural tapestry that Sinai embraces.