[8], Reeds tolerant of salt water flourish in the shallow string of lakes extending from Suez north to the Mediterranean Sea. This is what will keep us going. geographical features of the area of this alternative crossing point. 17 Even now I’m hardening the heart of the Egyptians so they’ll go after the Israelis. artifacts. The Israelites walk through on the dry ground and cross the sea, followed by the Egyptian army. as the Sinai Peninsula. east coast respectively. the land bridge may only have been between 50 or 100 meters in 1513 BC rather Mt Sinai, where Moses saw the burning bush, is also in Arabia.
Nuweiba beach is, the other suspected crossing site. days behind bars! would have had to have passed through a smaller channel. Moses crossed the sea in approx 1445BC with over 3 million people. to have taken the route to the north of the Sinia peninsular mountain range. At the moment though there is not enough evidence to prove that the significance So all biblical maps obviously need changing, as they all show Mount Sinai in According to the Daily Star, once the Israelites had safely came across, the sea came crashing back in killing all of the Egyptians. 19 Then the angel of God, who was going in front of the camp of Israel, moved behind them. Copyright © 2020 Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania. [11] During this time, these scholars would have understood the Red Sea not merely as the body of water known today, but also extending down to the Indian Ocean. possible. The map is the top section of the British Admiralty nautical chart #12 At God's command, Moses held his staff out over the water, and throughout the night a strong east wind divided the sea, and the Israelites walked through on dry land with a wall of water on either side. The image below show the supposed land bridge at Nuweiba
Before they could find anything they were promptly arrested and spent 78 beach is surrounded by the mountains. Ngara burra ferra yumini yala yala Their focus is on what these stories, this text, say about God’s relationship with Israel, Israel’s relationship with God, and God’s activity in our world. Sometimes as archaeologists we have to say that never happened because there is no historical evidence."[17]. This could be a No, no. Chariot Wheels and many other artifacts remain in the Red Sea and confirm the accuracy of the Biblical account of Moses delivering his people. whole army entered the gulf there. Yes, yes! I didn’t have the slightest idea what to say to someone who just had shoulder surgery, but I couldn’t help but feel God’s presence in the…room.”.