Matson Photo Service, photographer. still image Slides. gmgpc between 1950 and 1977. eng Photograph taken from Wadi Feiran (Biblical Rephidim) at the junction with Wadi A'liyat and the vicinity of Tell El Mahrad, where the palm grove becomes sparse at the eastern edge of Feiran Oasis, looking west and showing a pointed summit (in the centre) on the mountain range of Gebel Tar (?) in the background from the right to the centre from a 1.5km distance and Wadi Feiran mainstream in the foreground. (Source: A. Shams, Sinai Peninsula Research, 2018) Wadi El Sheikh and Wadi Feiran (Biblical Rephidim of Amalek) were the upland section of Darb El Batraa in Sinai Peninsula (Way of Petra or Exodus Traditional Route). Gebel Serbal towers Feiran Oasis to the south. The oasis was also known as Palm Grove of B'aal and thought to be the true location of Mount Sinai (Biblical Sinai) in 3rd century CE. Both wadis had been the way to Mount Sinai (Biblical Sinai) and Saint Catherine Monastery for pilgrims, travellers and scholars since 4th century CE. The ruins of Tell El Mahrad (settlement/town, tombs, inscriptions, etc) date back to the Nabateans (2nd century CE) and the town was later occupied during the Byzantine and Medieval periods (4th-13th centuries CE). Byzantine monastic ruins (chapels, tombs (29), etc) are scattered on Gebel Tahuna (5th-6th centuries CE), where the mill is visible on the summit. Sawalha (14th century CE), Qrarsha (16th century CE) and other tribes inhabit Feiran Oasis. The dirt-road to Saint Catherine Monastery via Wadi Feiran and Wadi El Sheikh was constructed in 1920s CE. Motor vehicles started replacing camels in Sinai Peninsula in the 1920s and 1930s CE, suggesting the photograph was captured during that period. Though camels were still widely used through mid 20th century CE and until 1967-1982 CE, especially in remote areas until nowadays. (Source: A. Shams, Sinai Peninsula Research, 2018) Title from: Matson color slides and filmstrips of Bible Lands ..., the Matson Photo Service. On slide mount: Sinai, Wady Feiran, Peran. On slide mount: Copyright Matson Photo Service. Color slide reproduced from black and white negative or print which was handcolored, and then photographed with color film. Slide made from image taken earlier by either the American Colony Photo Department or the Matson Photo Service. Episcopal Home; General information about the G. Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection is available at: Egypt Sinai. Matson photograph collection https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/matpc.23013 No known restrictions on publication. For information see: "G. Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection,"