In the Exodus narrative, Yam Suph or Red Sea, sometimes translated as Sea of Red, is the body of water which the Israelites crossed following their exodus from Egypt. The same phrase appears in over 20 other places in the Hebrew Bible. This has traditionally been interpreted as referring to the Red Sea, following the Greek Septuagint's rendering of the phrase. However the appropriate translation of the phrase remains a matter of dispute; as does the exact location referred to.
The Gulf of Aqaba, to the east/right. Also visible are the Gulf of Suez to the west/left, the Sinai Peninsula separating the two gulfs, and part of the Red Sea in the lower left corner.
The Nile delta at the time of Herodotus, according to James Rennell (1800).
The Red Sea is a sea inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia. Its connection to the ocean is in the south, through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait and the Gulf of Aden. To its north lie the Sinai Peninsula, the Gulf of Aqaba, and the Gulf of Suez. It is underlain by the Red Sea Rift, which is part of the Great Rift Valley.
Red Sea coast seen from Farasan Islands
Tihama on the Red Sea near Khaukha, Yemen
Annotated view of the Nile and Red Sea, with a dust storm, viewed from the International Space Station
Dust storm over the Red Sea
