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Controversy continues over whether Moses crossed the Reed Sea or the Red sea. Christians can believe the miraculous, while science often tries to explain miracles by rationalisation. There are numerous resources and much evidence to indicate that Moses crossed the Red Sea. See the answers by different contributors below.
Answer 1:
Moses is believed to have crossed the Reed Sea or "Sea of Reeds" which, over time, has been translated as the Red Sea. The original name for this part of the Red Sea was believed to be the Reed Sea. Lakes in the north of the Red Sea are particularly well populated with reeds, but this does not detract from the authenticity of the biblical story.
Encyclopaedia Judaica states "RED SEA (Heb. PBs My, yam suf; lit. "Sea of Reeds")" (see related link - 'Where is the Red Sea'). Whilst the "Reed Sea" may be considered to be different to the "Red Sea" now, in fact the two were one and the same. The Red Sea still remains clearly defined as the place of the Israelites' crossing. The miracle of the parting of the waters for the Israelites and the drowning of the Egyptians remains the same. Archaeological research has discovered ancient coral-encrusted chariot wheels and other evidence in what is now known as the Red Sea to suggest that the Biblical account of the crossing of the Sea is historical fact.
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Answer 2:
Moses and the Israelites crossed the Red Sea, which is not a mistranslation. There have been attempts by some liberal or atheistic theologians to suggest they must have walked across a reedy waterway which more easily enabled them to cross. This minimises the miraculous and dramatic parting of a large body of water which The Bible makes clear God made. The passage describes walls of water towering over the Israelites - this was no shallow lake full of reeds! This crossing occurred at the narrow arm of the Red Sea and the Israelites subsequently crossed into Shur.
Answer 3:
If you follow the route of the exodus as given by the Torah it becomes clear that the Red Sea is the only possible crossing. The Hebrews traveled along the edge of the Sinai Peninsula heading south hemmed in by sea on one side and sheer cliffs on the other. Once they made it to the southernmost tip they headed north along the western coast of the Sinai until cliffs blocked their way North, and West leaving the South as the only open road with the Red Sea to the East. There is a perfectly straight coral reef connecting the Sinai to Saudi Arabia where the Hebrews crossed. Heading south along Arabia's coast they came upon the mountain of Jabal al-Lawz which is the real Mount Sinai.
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Who was the first to enter the promise land?
According to the Bible, Joshua was the first to lead the Israelites into the Promised Land after Moses died.
How many times did God part the waters?
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.
Was it only Caleb and Joshua who entered the promised land?
No, Caleb and Joshua were the only two from the original group of Israelite spies who entered the Promised Land. The other ten spies who gave a negative report were not allowed to enter because of their lack of faith. This event is recorded in the book of Numbers in the Bible.
What was the first city Joshua conquered?
According to the Book of Joshua, Jericho was the first city that he conquered, followed by Ai. However, archaeologists are certain that there was no city of Jericho or of Ai in the Later Bronze Age period attributed to the conquests. Either he conquered some other city or, as more than 80 percent of scholars say, there never really was a military conquest of the Promised Land.
Who was Caleb during the Exodus?
AnswerThe story of the Exodus is a conflation of accounts originally written by the anonymous source now known as the Yahwist and another source now known as the Priestly Source. The Yahwist represented the traditions of the southern kingdom of Judah, and as far as he was concerned, the land promised to the Israelites comprised the south alone - he was not concerned with the kingdom to his north. His hero, Caleb, was to succeed Moses and conquer the Promised Land. The Priestly Source, writing long after the destruction of the northern kingdom of Israel by the Assyrians, wanted the northern kingdom as part of the Hebrew lands promised to the Jews and therefore it had to be included in the story. He introduced another hero, Joshua, representing Ephraim in the north but apparently unknown to the Yahwist. An example of the two different approaches is in the Book of Numbers, where Moses sent out spies to the land of Canaan. The Yahwist account states that Caleb alone tried to encourage the Israelites to proceed with the conquest (Numbers 13:30-31), but the conflated account by the Priestly Source says that Joshua and Caleb both tried to encourage the Israelites to proceed with the conquest, and were opposed by the other spies (Numbers 14:6-9).The Book of Joshua, in its entirety, tells of the conquest by the Israelites, led by Joshua alone, of the Promised Land. But then, the Book of Judges, chapter 1 tells us that Calebconquered exactly the same cities as Joshua did.Someone whose loyalties lay with the Priestly view could read Exodus and Numbers, then read Joshua, to learn of the very beginnings of the Israelite nation. The first chapter of Judges could be skimmed over without worrying much about the discrepancies, just as it is today.Meanwhile, someone whose loyalties lay with the Yahwist view could read Exodus and Numbers, then read Judges chapter 1, discarding Joshua, to learn of the very beginnings of the Israelite nation. This was a remarkable achievement that bound divergent groups of believers together in a common belief, while opening up the prospect of the Jews one day claiming Samaria (the former Israel) as their own, long-lost territory.
Who was the first to enter the promise land?
According to the Bible, Joshua was the first to lead the Israelites into the Promised Land after Moses died.
How many times did God part the waters?
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.
How many times did the Israelite cross the Jordan river?
The Israelites crossed the Jordan River twice. The first crossing occurred when they entered the Promised Land under Joshua's leadership, as recounted in the Book of Joshua, when the waters of the river were miraculously parted. The second crossing happened later when they returned to the eastern side of the Jordan for various reasons, including the allocation of land to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half of Manasseh.
Was Joshua born in Egypt the only one to enter the Promised Land?
Joshua and Caleb, both faithful spies during the first reconnaissance of Canaan were the only two persons of their generationto enter the Promised Land when the conquest began.
In The Giver what was the first Caleb?
the first caleb was a four who fell into the river he was "replaced"
How are Joshua leading the Israelites across the Jordan River and Moses leading them across the Red Sea the same?
Some of the key biblical events around Moses had quite close parallels in the story of Joshua. In the Exodus story, Joshua accompanied Moses onto the mountain, and was the only person other than Moses who could enter the tabernacle. In the Book of Exodus, Moses held out his rod and parted the Red Sea. The importance of the priests was given greater emphasis in the Book of Joshua, and as soon as their feet touched the waters of the Jordan, the waters stopped flowing and the people could cross. In the first case, parting the water allowed the Israelites to cross over and defeat the Egyptians who were pursuing them; in the second case, parting the water allowed the Israelites to cross over and defeat the Canaanites who were before them.
Who parted the red sea first?
God
What was the first name of the first dog on earth?
caleb
Who was the first Pharos?
joshua is the first king of Egypt
Was it only Caleb and Joshua who entered the promised land?
No, Caleb and Joshua were the only two from the original group of Israelite spies who entered the Promised Land. The other ten spies who gave a negative report were not allowed to enter because of their lack of faith. This event is recorded in the book of Numbers in the Bible.
What was the name of the first dog on earth?
caleb
Who was Lincolns first teacher?
Caleb hazel
