2) From southern Yemen to Jerusalem would be approximately 500 miles. From Thebes to the coast near Jerusalem would be about 460 miles by way of the Nile and the Mediteranean Sea. We can see that a ship voyage, as in the case of the Queen of Sheba, would be much easier on the Nile and by sea than by camel from Yemen.

3) From the Pyramids to the below sea level Siwa Oasis via Wadi Natrun, Wadi Moghara where there is agatized (petriefied) wood - roots, stumps trunks from 60-90 feet long buried in the sand. Also large pieces of Geyser-tubes or blow holes.; W. Moghara is also known as Wadi es-Sumá (Valley fo Rushes).; from there to Gara in the West, seven days away by camel, can be the worst part of a journey. It became the graveyward of many caravans. The harsh living conditions made the local nomads for what they are: a gentlemen by instinct and a raider by profession. He is a product of the desert. "The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord." Job 1:7. Yet that does not give permission for man to sin against God, it tells those who know the Almighty Creator God, to witness for Him so people can still be saved in this late hour of world's history.

4) The Oasis of Aijila, west of Siwa, was considered to be the nodal point of trans-Saharan caravans. The Coastal Plateau (sandstone, limestone to upper chalk and mummelite sandstone as well what is considered Tertiary formations) east of Siwa ranges between 300 to 600 to 1600 feet elevation. The whole area is rich in fossils finds. To the south of it is the dangerously arid region of the sand dunes up to 300 feet high. Temperatures are said to range between a difference from warm to cold of 29 degrees Fahrenheit, but the diurnal difference can be enormous, from as low as 23 degrees to an absolute maximum of 160 degrees Fahrenheit.

5) For images of the Arabian desert see `National Geographic', Febr. 2005. The location of Teima/Tayma, in Saudi-Arabia, is thought to be were Nabonidus, last king of Babylon, stayed for 10 years (Harran Stelae, ANET Sup. 560-563), based on that stela, for political reasons.

6) Regions in light Green.

Akkad is the area between ancient Baghdad and Mari, between the Euphrates and the Tigris Rivers. Anatolia is especially the more southern Mediterranian region of Turkey. Elam is located from Susa to Isfahan, Persepolis to the east in Iran/ancient Persia. Mesopotamia is found NW of Akkad. Sumer is located around Babylon, between Uruk, Kish, Susa and the Persian Gulf.

According to reports, salt water Lake Oroumieh in NW Iran is getting totally dry during the drought of 2011, and we don't know when the drought started.