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We have seen some documentaries that simply confound the story of
Exodus. "Scholars" go about trying to explain or in some
cases explain away the miracles described in the book of Exodus. In
an effort to defend and promote the true story of the Exodus crossing
we have decided to put together this simple web page.
During our research of the point where the Hebrews crossed the Red Sea (Hebrew:
Yam Suph), we found that there were no maps either in any of our Bibles or available
from other sources that actually showed the Hebrews crossing the water. Rather
all the maps showed the Hebrews traveling north of the Gulf of Aqaba following
the trade routes despite the fact that in Exodus
13:17 expresses that the LORD did not want the children of Israel to take
that route because the philistines
were in that area and the Israelis may run from the threat of war:
Exodus
13:17 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go,
that God led them not through the way of the land
of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure
the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt:
See Exodus Place Names
Exodus
14:9 But the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and
chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook
them encamping by the sea, beside Pi-hahiroth, before Baal-zephon.
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| Aerial photographs of the gorge (Baal-Zephon)
that the Hebrews followed to the staging area where they camped
just prior to the crossing the Gulf of Aqaba (Red Sea). |
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| These canyon walls (Baal-Zephon) are up to 2000 feet high. |
We believe that the part of this canyon/gorge that is off
picture (bottom) is the area called Pi-hahiroth (mouth of the
gorges). |
Exodus
14:21 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused
the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the
sea dry land, and the waters were divided.
14:22 And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon
the dry ground: and the waters were a wall
unto them on their right hand, and on their left.
Although the image below (left) shows a nice little path crossing
the 8 mile wide parting, according to our research materials, the
area of the crossing shown below was up to 50 feet deep thus the description
of "the depths" in Exodus 15:8.
Exodus
14:23 And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after
them to the midst of the sea, even all Pharaoh's horses, his
chariots, and his horsemen.
14:24 And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the LORD looked unto the
host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud,
and troubled the host
of the Egyptians,
14:25 And took off their
chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily: so that the Egyptians
said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the LORD fighteth for
them against the Egyptians.
14:26 And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the
sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their
chariots, and upon their horsemen.
14:27 And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea
returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians
fled against it; and the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst
of the sea.
14:28 And the waters returned, and covered the chariots,
and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea
after them; there remained not so much as one of them.
Exodus
15:4 Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea:
his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea.
15:5 The depths have
covered them: they sank into the bottom as a stone.
15:6 Thy right hand, O LORD, is become glorious in power: thy right
hand, O LORD, hath dashed in pieces the enemy.
15:7 And in the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown
them that rose up against thee: thou sentest forth thy wrath, which
consumed them as stubble.
15:8 And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together,
the floods stood upright as an heap, and the depths
were congealed (frozen on either side)
in the heart of the sea.
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We have been unable to find any maps
of the Exodus that actually show the Hebrews crossing any water. All of the maps
that we looked at show the Hebrews taking the trade route used for commerce in
those days.
It is true that Moses took the trade route to Midian when he was 40 years old
after he killed the Egyptian slave master, but the Biblical texts are clear that
when he lead the children of Israel to Mount Sinai that God parted the Red Sea.
This map reflects the research that was done by Dr. Lennart Moller when he proved
(in our opinion) that the crossing took place at the Gulf of Aqaba as shown above.
Click here to see a larger
image of the map. |
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| Right
is a barnacle covered chariot wheel. Note the round curves and
axle point. The wheel is laying flat and the ax el is pointing
up. |
(image superimposed
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This is a similar coral
covered wheel with the image of a wheel superimposed over it to
make the wheel easier to see. |
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Here is a chariot wheel
that is in excellent preservation. The wood rotted away long
ago but the gold-silver plating that once covered the wheel
is still in tact. It would be destroyed if someone would try
to move the wheel. |
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| The only time in the history of Egypt that chariots used both
four and six spoke chariot wheels was during the 18th dynasty. |
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| These
mushroom shaped formations are common in the Red Sea between Egypt
and the other side. These are barnacle covered chariot wheels,
see the image on the right is a superimposed image. |
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RED SEA (Yam Suph)
Hebrew: Sea of Suph (seaweed; like wool, as the Arabic
means: Gesenius). The Egyptians called it the Sea of
Punt (Arabia). Called red probably from the color of
the weed, and the red coral and sandstone, not from
Edom (red) which touched it only at Elath; nor from
Himyerites (hamar, "red" in Arabic; the Phoenicians
too are thought to mean red men, and to have come from
the Red Sea), as their connection with it was hardly
so dose and so early as to have given the name. An ancient
canal, begun by Sesostris, continued by Darius Hystaspes
and Ptolemy Philadelphus, joined the Nile to it.
(from Fausset's Bible Dictionary, Electronic Database
Copyright (c)1998 by Biblesoft) |
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These images are taken from a documentary DVD:
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"The Exodus
Revealed"
Dr. Lennart Moller
Karolinska Institute
Stockholm, Sweden |
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For further information please follow
this link.
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