Now, scientists have revealed how Moses really could have parted the Red Sea 3,500 years ago. And they say that this feat might not have needed any divine intervention after all.

In Hebrew, the Israelites are described as crossing "yam suf," which should be translated as the "Reed Sea," a reference to the reeds that grow densely in the brackish waters of the Nile Delta.

Recent readings on inscriptions written in an ancient alphabet, the Proto-Sinaitic Script, may well provide proof of the ...

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Both Christian and Jewish people regard Moses’ parting the Red Sea as one of the most impressive miracles of God — or is it? New research points to a scientific basis for the religious myth. … ...

The splitting of the Red Sea – which, for us, was tantamount to the splitting of the atom – was a monumental moment that secured our liberation from slavery and resulted in the sinking of the ...

The parting of the Red Sea appears in the Book of Exodus in The Old Testament of The Bible. But the miracle may have a scientific explanation, according to a team at the University of Leicester.

It tells the tale of the prophet leading the Israelites out of slavery in the exodus from Egypt. According to the biblical narrative, Moses - led by God- raised his staff over the Red Sea, causing ...

We are at a watershed moment, and we need to respond from courage, artfulness, and faith, – not from despair. It’s time to cross the Reed Sea together.

Moses and the Israelites crossing the Red Sea; 19.1 x 26 cm. (7.5 x 10.2 in.) close. View to Scale. Past Auction. Attributed to Domenico Gargiulo. Italian, b. ca. 1609–d. ca. 1675. Moses and the ...