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The Crossing of the Red Sea, by Nicolas Poussin (1633–34). The Crossing of the Red Sea or Parting of the Red Sea (Hebrew: קריעת ים סוף, romanized: Kriat Yam Suph, lit. "parting of the sea of reeds") [1] is an episode in The Exodus, a foundational story in the Hebrew Bible.
Moses said that he could not speak eloquently, [6] so God allowed Aaron, his elder brother, [7] to become his spokesperson. After the Ten Plagues, Moses led the Exodus of the Israelites out of Egypt and across the Red Sea, after which they based themselves at Mount Sinai, where Moses received the Ten Commandments.
Articles relating to crossing the Red Sea and its depictions. It is an episode in the origin myth of The Exodus in the Hebrew Bible . It tells of the escape of the Israelites , led by Moses , from the pursuing Egyptians , as recounted in the Book of Exodus .
Spooky Deep-sea Fish Rarely Seen By Humans Caught On Camera In Shallow Water: 'Nightmare Fuel' The parting of the Red Sea, illustration of the Old Testament, the end of the 19th century, engraving ...
KJV: "But God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up harnessed out of the land of Egypt." other translations: Exodus 13:18; NJPS: "So God led the people roundabout, by way of the wilderness at the Sea of Reeds. Now the Israelites went up armed out of the land of Egypt."
During the Exodus, Moses stretches his hand with the staff to part the Red Sea. While in the "wilderness" after leaving Egypt, Moses follows God's command to strike a rock with the rod to create a spring for the Israelites to drink from (Exodus 17:5–7). Moses does so, and water springs forth from the rock in the presence of the Elders of Israel.
The crossing of the Red Sea has been variously placed at the Pelusic branch of the Nile, anywhere along the network of Bitter Lakes and smaller canals that formed a barrier toward eastward escape, the Gulf of Suez (south-southeast of Succoth), and the Gulf of Aqaba (south of Ezion-Geber), or even on a lagoon on the Mediterranean coast.
However, once the Israelites have left, Yahweh "hardens" Pharaoh's heart to change his mind and pursue the Israelites to the shore of the Red Sea. Moses uses his staff to part the Red Sea, and the Israelites cross on dry ground, but the sea closes on the pursuing Egyptians, drowning them all. [19] Moses parts the Red Sea (1907 print)