Parting of the Red Sea
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The Parting of the Red Sea or Crossing of the Red Sea is an episode in The Exodus, a foundational story in the Hebrew Bible.
The Crossing of the Red Sea, by Nicolas Poussin (1633–34)
Crossing the Red Sea, Rothschild Haggadah, ca. 1450
Passage of the Jews through the Red Sea (1891), by Ivan Aivazovsky
Pharaoh's army engulfed by the Red Sea, by Frederick Arthur Bridgman (1900)
Red Sea
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The Red Sea is a mediterranean sea lying between the Arabian Peninsula and Africa. It is an inlet of the Indian Ocean. Its connection to the ocean is in the south, through the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait and
Parting of the Red Sea
…as recounted in the Book of Exodus. Moses holds out his staff and God parts the waters of the Yam Suph, which is traditionally presumed to be the Red Sea, although other interpretations have arisen. With the water dispersed, the Israelites were able to walk on dry ground and cross the sea, followed by…
Tihama on the Red Sea near Khaukha, Yemen
Red Sea coast seen from Farasan Islands
Red Sea image from NASA
Dust storm over the Red Sea