Exodus 13:21, 22 - And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so as to go by day and night. He did not take away the pillar of cloud by day or the pillar of fire by night from before the people. [NKJV]
When God parted the Red Sea for the Israelites
The Israelites were prompted to go through the Red Sea because their leader, Moses, had a directive from God that they should escape through the sea. God wanted them to re-start their lives in a new land. The Egyptians were following them. Had they stayed on the west shore of the Red Sea, the Egyptians would have killed them. Moses held up his staff, and God parted the waters of the Red Sea. When the Egyptians followed them, God let the walls of waters go and the Egyptian soldiers drowned.
The Israelites miraculously crossed the dry seabed of the Sea of Reeds (Exodus 14), which is not necessarily the same as the Red Sea.
Moses The Crossing of the Red Sea forms an episode in the biblical narrative of The Exodus. It tells of the escape of the Israelites, led by Moses, from the pursuing Egyptians, as recounted in the Book of Exodus. Moses holds out his staff and God parts the waters of the Yam Suph. The Israelites walk through on the dry ground and cross the sea, followed by the Egyptian army. Once the Israelites have safely crossed Moses lifts his arms again, the sea closes, and the Egyptians are drowned.
Moses, a prince of Egypt who was chosen by God to lead the Israelites out of Egypt.
The Red Sea .
The Sea of Suf.
Yam Suph (ים סוף in Hebrew, meaning "Sea of Reeds") is generally identified with the Red Sea. According to the Hebrew Bible, the Israelites crossed over from Egypt proper to the Sinai Peninsula. The sea was split by God, Moses led the Israelites from one shore to the other on the newly exposed, dry seafloor. After the Israelites had finished crossing, God brought the waters down on the pursuing Egyptian soldiers, causing them to drown.
moses parted the red sea for the Israelites to get away from the 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.
The Sea of Suf (Exodus ch.14). Some translate this as the Red Sea, and some prefer to translate it as the Sea of Reeds (the literal meaning).
After crossing the red sea, Moses lead the Israelites to mt. Sinai. This is the place that Moses received the ten commandments. Following god's cloud by day, the Israelites eventually reach the border of Canaan, Israel, and stay there for 38 years. This is due to god's punishment, which is not allowing any of the generation to see the promised land. It take the Israelites 40 years in total to reach Canaan.