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Pursuit of the Promised Land
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- The narrative of the Exodus describes a history of Egyptian bondage of the Israelites followed by their exodus from Egypt through a passage in the Red Sea, in pursuit of the Promised Land under the leadership of Moses.
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Passage of the Jews through the Red Sea (1891), by Ivan Aivazovsky. God causes the Pharaoh to pursue the Israelites with chariots, and the pharaoh overtakes them at Pi-hahiroth. When the Israelites see the Egyptian army they are afraid, but the pillar of fire and the cloud separates the Israelites and the Egyptians.
The miracle of the parting of the Red Sea (keriat yam suf in Hebrew) was performed by G‑d through Moses, seven days after the Israelites ’ Exodus from Egypt. Pharaoh and the Egyptian armies had pursued Israel to the water.
May 2, 2012 · A lesson on why the Jews needed to travel through the Red Sea. By Aron Moss. Art by Sefira Lightstone. Dear Rabbi, Why did the Israelites have to pass through the Red Sea? On my map of the Middle East, the route from Egypt to Israel is directly through the desert. The sea is totally out of the way. G‑d led them on a detour, trapping them ...
- Aron Moss
The waters of the Red Sea were immediately divided and gathered into a wall on either side, leaving a dry passage in the midst. The Israelites marched at once along that dry path which extended from shore to shore, and gained the opposite side in safety.
- Jacob Isaacs
God parted the Red Sea to let the Jews through and help them escape, but then brought the sea back down on the Egyptian army.
Dec 8, 2014 · But according to research, at least one of those supposed impossibilities—the parting of the Red Sea to make way for Moses and the fleeing Israelites—perhaps could have happened.
Mar 13, 2024 · The Crossing of the Red Sea was a pivotal moment of trust in the Lord along the momentous journey of the Israelites, led by Moses, as they flee from centuries of slavery under the Egyptian Pharaoh. Following the ten plagues that devastated Egypt, Pharaoh finally consented to release the Israelites.