Moses stretched out his staff and the Red Sea parted. After all the people had crossed to dry land, Moses stretched out his staff again and the waters came and drowned the Egyptians.
The Egyptian army was drowned in the Red Sea, as they chased the Israelites.
The Reed Sea is significant in the biblical story of the Israelites' exodus from Egypt because it is where Moses parted the waters, allowing the Israelites to escape from the pursuing Egyptian army. This event is seen as a miraculous demonstration of God's power and protection over the Israelites.
After Pharaoh freed the Israelites, they were pursued by the Egyptians, who sought to recapture them as they left Egypt. The Egyptians, led by Pharaoh, caught up to the Israelites at the Red Sea, where they were ultimately defeated when Moses parted the waters, allowing the Israelites to escape and the Egyptian army to be drowned. Thus, it was the Egyptians who first attempted to recapture the Israelites after their liberation.
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According to the Biblical Narrative, the Egyptian Army pursued the Israelites to the Reed Sea.
moses parted the red sea for the Israelites to get away from the Egyptian army
The Israelites managed to escape from Pharaoh through a series of divine plagues that God sent upon Egypt, culminating in the death of the firstborn. Following this devastating event, Pharaoh finally allowed them to leave. The Israelites departed quickly, guided by Moses, and crossed the Red Sea, which God miraculously parted for them. Once they were safely across, the waters returned, drowning the pursuing Egyptian army.
As near as historians can discern, it was the Red Sea where Pharaoh's army was destroyed while chasing the Israelites.
So the Hebrews could escape the pursuing Egyptian Army.
According to the Bible, God parted the waters two times. The first instance was when God parted the Red Sea to allow the Israelites to escape from the pursuing Egyptian army. The second time was when God parted the Jordan River for the Israelites to cross into the promised land.
This has been a mistranslation. Moses never crossed the RED SEA - he crossed the SEA OF REEDS. The Israelites were being pursued by a vengeful Pharaoh's army, and were trapped with this sea in front of them. Moses prayed, and God caused the waters to part - allowing them to cross safely. The Egyptian army followed, but God caused the waters to close up again, causing the total destruction of the Egyptians and finally freeing the Israelites fromtheir slavery.
The first test was a few days after they had been brought out of Egypt by God, when the Egyptian army pursued them (Exodus ch.14).