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The splitting of the Red Sea for the Israelites during the exodus from Egypt is considered one of the founding miracles in the history of the world in general and Judaism in particular.
Now it is possible that modern science has reached an achievement that, if it is true, is almost as miraculous - an understanding of how it is possible that Moses tore the Red Sea so that the Israelites could cross it and where exactly it happened.
The story of the Exodus, which is one of the cornerstones of the Jewish faith, includes a description of many supernatural events on a huge scale: the plagues of Egypt, the escape of millions of slaves from Egypt and a long journey full of miracles in the desert and of course the splitting of the Red Sea.
The Jewish tradition regards the biblical description as an accurate report of events that happened, and on the other hand archaeologists and biblical scholars try to answer scientifically, without accepting the explanation of a "divine miracle" questions such as whether and when the Exodus took place, when the stories about it were written and by whom, and what is the degree of reliability of the biblical text as a historical source.
How did it happen?
GIF of the Exodus from Egypt and the splitting of the Red Sea (Photo: Giphy)
For example, many scientists and researchers have tried for decades to reconstruct the mystery of the Israelites' exodus from Egypt and their escape from the Egyptian cavalry that pursued them.
In the British Guardian it was already reported in 2010 that researchers from the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU) claim to have used a computer model to reproduce the various wind and wave combinations that could have produced the land transition described in the book of Exodus.
The secret?
Just forget about water.
Their conclusion is that the scene of the Israelites' escape must be moved to the Nile Delta.
The researchers determined that a strong easterly wind blowing at night could have pushed back the water in a coastal lagoon in northern Egypt long enough for the Israelites to cross the exposed mud flats before the water rose back up and drowned Pharaoh's horses.
This is their explanation
"Our simulations correspond quite closely to what is described in the theory," said Karl Drewes, lead author of the study, in a statement released at the time.
"The separation of the water into two walls can be understood through fluid dynamics. The wind moves the water in a way that complies with the laws of physics, creates a safe passage with water on both sides and then suddenly allows the water to flow back in."
Drews, who spent years researching the biblical story, drew on previous studies of the area's ancient geography to reconstruct the possible locations and depths of various waterways in the Nile Delta.
He used computer simulations to try to recreate the conditions that might have washed away the water to reveal dry land.
His work, published in the online journal PLoS ONE, is part of a larger research project on the effects of wind on water depth, and the effect of Pacific typhoons on storm surges.
He ruled out the Red Sea as the location of the Israelites' crossing because it flows from north to south - which does not fit the biblical description of the Exodus in which an east wind swept the water to one side. He eventually concluded that steady winds of 100 km/h from the east over A digitally recreated lake along the Mediterranean Sea near today's Port Said could have swept the water back to the western shores and exposed wide mudflats and created a land crossing that would remain high and dry for four hours.
Other researchers have previously tried to reconstruct one of the most mysterious events described in the Bible. Some previous studies have speculated that a tsunami could have caused the rapid retreat and advance of the Red Sea - but this does not fit with the Bible's description of the gradual parting of the sea overnight under a wind Strong Oriental.
Other theories included strong winds lowering the water level in one area.
Russian research raised the possibility that hurricane-force winds from the northwest could have exposed a small reef near the present-day Suez Canal that would have allowed the Israelites to cross it.
The researcher Dervos ruled out this possibility and pointed out that the Israelites would have been blown everywhere by these strong winds, and in addition in the book of Exodus an eastern wind was mentioned in the commentary.
"If you want to match the explanation with the biblical account, you need the East Spirit," Drewes told Discovery News.
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More about the Exodus
, a historian claims: The story of the Exodus happened in reality and this is the real name of the person known as "Moses Rabbenu"
This is probably the most absurd explanation we have heard for the Exodus
"We found the place where Moses Rabbenu and the Israelites crossed the Red Sea"
on the site Archaeological Evidence For The Red Sea Crossing claims that there is also archaeological evidence for the truth of the story and they write that if you look on the map for a beach location big enough for 2 million people to camp in the bay, there is only one answer: Nueva.
The beach in Nueva is incredibly large and could have accommodated a large number of people in the time of Moses.
The evidence that it happened in Nueva
Another study published about three years ago claims that the Israelites crossed the Red Sea from Nueva through the Gulf of Eilat to Jabal al-Lawz in Saudi Arabia, which has already been claimed to be the biblical Mount Sinai where Moses received the Tablets of the Covenant.
The British "Daily Star" reported that researchers, led by analyst Ryan Mauro, detailed their findings in the documentary "Finding Mount Sinai: The Real Mount Sinai in Saudi Arabia."
Mauro and his team believe that the mountain of Jabal al-Lawz in Saudi Arabia is Mount Sinai and that the Israelites made the way to it from Nuaiba, which is located on the eastern side of the Sinai Peninsula.
They believe in the story of crossing the Red Sea and claim that the Israelites crossed through the "Land Bridge" which is about 33 meters deep and about 13 km wide.
Mauro noted: "At this point the Israelites were stuck, with mountains on both sides, the Red Sea in front of them and Pharaoh's army behind them. Amazingly, there is an underwater crossing route from Egypt to Saudi Arabia that is about 13 km wide, which could allow 3 million souls pass through it safely.
The road is not too steep and the Israelites could pass through it easily if the sea was cut in two." The researchers also believe that the coral formations in the area are unusual and resemble chariots that sank when the sea hit Pharaoh's army.
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In the documentary they claimed that Nuweyba corresponds exactly to the story of the Exodus from Egypt and so does the distance (120 km) from the land they reached after crossing the Red Sea to Mount Sinai apparently. They believe that Jabal al-Lawz is the biblical Mount Sinai also thanks to cave paintings of calves that were found in place and appropriate to the biblical story of the golden calf.
In 1978, two matching granite pillars were discovered on both sides of the Red Sea Gulf, one was discovered on the beach in Nueva (which was then under the control of the State of Israel) with part of it in the water and the writing on it was almost completely eroded, and the other was found on the other side of the Gulf on the side of Saudi Arabia - when on this page there were still inscriptions in Hebrew that included the words: "Egypt, Metu, Solomon, Edom, Pharaoh, Moses, Water and Jehovah"
It is assumed that the granite pillars (five meters high each) were placed there by King Solomon 400 years after the departure of Merazim, to mark the site of the crossing of the Red Sea.
The main reason for this assumption stems from the fact that King Solomon's port was at the northern end of the bay where Eilat is today, and he knew the area of crossing the Red Sea very well since the place was right next to it, as it is written in the book of Kings 1, chapter 9: "And King Solomon did In Etzion, a man who holds the gods, on the edge of the Dead Sea--in the land of Edom."
In fact, it is possible that the same page is mentioned in the Bible: "On that day, there will be an altar to Jehovah, in the midst of it, the land of Egypt;
And a tomb at the border, to Jehovah.
And there was a sign and a witness to the Lord of hosts, in the land of Egypt: for they would cry out to the Lord because of their troubles, and he would send them a savior, and he would save them" (Isaiah chapter 19).
The granite pillar found in Nueva (photo: screenshot, evidence-for-the-bible.com)
In contrast, many historians remain unconvinced by the evidence presented to them so far, and do not believe the entire Exodus story.
They believe that the chance that Mount Sinai is in this area is slim because the distance between the land of Goshen and Jabal al-Lawaz does not actually correspond to what is written in the Bible regarding the proximity of Mount Sinai to the land of Egypt and the description of the journey of the people of Israel in the Sinai Peninsula.
The lack of evidence caused many to doubt the story of the Exodus from Egypt or in general the slavery of the Israelites in ancient Egypt and the existence of Moses.
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