 Jabal Maqla has been the subject of several explorations since the early 1980s.To the northwest of this mountain is a large plain and a massive split rock that reportedly shows signs of water erosion (Rephidim is also where Moses is recorded as striking a rock and water coming from it for the parched Hebrews).In the area, there are also allegedly proto-Hebrew inscriptions, some of which say "died Amalekite."