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The Reed Sea (or Sea of Reeds) , is a possible translation of the Hebrew phrase Yam Suph
Yam Suph

Yam Suph is a phrase which occurs about 23 times in the Tanakh and has traditionally been understood to refer to the salt water inlet located between Africa and the Arabian peninsula, known in English as the Red Sea....
, which occurs many times in the Bible. This may refer to a large lake close to the Red Sea
Red Sea

The Red Sea is a salt water inlet of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Asia. The connection to the ocean is in the south through the Bab el Mandeb sound and the Gulf of Aden....
, which has since dried up due to the Suez Canal
Suez Canal

The Suez Canal is a canal in Egypt. Opened in November 1869, it allows water transportation between Europe and Asia without navigating around Africa or carrying goods overland between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea....
. It was in Egypt
Egypt

Egypt is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Western Asia. Covering an area of about , Egypt borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south and Libya to the west....
, specifically in the Suez valley next to the Sinai Peninsula
Sinai Peninsula

The Sinai Peninsula or Sinai is a triangular peninsula in Egypt. It lies between the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Red Sea to the south, forming a land bridge between Africa and Southwest Asia....
, and north of the Gulf of Aqaba
Gulf of Aqaba

The Gulf of Aqaba , in Israel known as the Gulf of Eilat is a large Headlands and bays of the Red Sea. It is located to the east of the Sinai peninsula and west of the Arabian peninsula....
. Another suggestion is that the Reed Sea is Sabhat al Bardawil, a large lagoon on the north coast of the Sinai Peninsula
Sinai Peninsula

The Sinai Peninsula or Sinai is a triangular peninsula in Egypt. It lies between the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Red Sea to the south, forming a land bridge between Africa and Southwest Asia....
.

he Bible tale of The Exodus
The Exodus

The Exodus , is the term used for the escape, departure and emancipation of the enslaved Israelites freed from Ancient Egypt as described in the Hebrew Bible, mainly in the Book of Exodus....
 the phrase Yam Suph refers to the body of water that the "children of Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
" crossed following their exodus from Egypt.






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The Reed Sea (or Sea of Reeds) , is a possible translation of the Hebrew phrase Yam Suph
Yam Suph

Yam Suph is a phrase which occurs about 23 times in the Tanakh and has traditionally been understood to refer to the salt water inlet located between Africa and the Arabian peninsula, known in English as the Red Sea....
, which occurs many times in the Bible. This may refer to a large lake close to the Red Sea
Red Sea

The Red Sea is a salt water inlet of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Asia. The connection to the ocean is in the south through the Bab el Mandeb sound and the Gulf of Aden....
, which has since dried up due to the Suez Canal
Suez Canal

The Suez Canal is a canal in Egypt. Opened in November 1869, it allows water transportation between Europe and Asia without navigating around Africa or carrying goods overland between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea....
. It was in Egypt
Egypt

Egypt is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Western Asia. Covering an area of about , Egypt borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south and Libya to the west....
, specifically in the Suez valley next to the Sinai Peninsula
Sinai Peninsula

The Sinai Peninsula or Sinai is a triangular peninsula in Egypt. It lies between the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Red Sea to the south, forming a land bridge between Africa and Southwest Asia....
, and north of the Gulf of Aqaba
Gulf of Aqaba

The Gulf of Aqaba , in Israel known as the Gulf of Eilat is a large Headlands and bays of the Red Sea. It is located to the east of the Sinai peninsula and west of the Arabian peninsula....
. Another suggestion is that the Reed Sea is Sabhat al Bardawil, a large lagoon on the north coast of the Sinai Peninsula
Sinai Peninsula

The Sinai Peninsula or Sinai is a triangular peninsula in Egypt. It lies between the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Red Sea to the south, forming a land bridge between Africa and Southwest Asia....
.

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In the Bible tale of The Exodus
The Exodus

The Exodus , is the term used for the escape, departure and emancipation of the enslaved Israelites freed from Ancient Egypt as described in the Hebrew Bible, mainly in the Book of Exodus....
 the phrase Yam Suph refers to the body of water that the "children of Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
" crossed following their exodus from Egypt. One translation of Yam Suph is "Sea of Reeds", though it has been suggested that suph may be related to the Hebrew suphah ("storm") or soph ("end"), referring to the events of the Exodus:

The crossing of the sea signaled the end of the sojourn in Egypt and it certainly was the end of the Egyptian army that pursued the fleeing Hebrews (Ex 14:23-29; 15:4-5). After this event at yam suph, perhaps the verb soph, meaning "destroy" and "come to an end," originated (cf. Amos 3:15; Jer 8:13; Isa 66:17; Psa 73:19). Another possible development of this root is the word suphah, meaning "storm-wind"...The meanings "end" and "storm-wind" would have constituted nice puns on the event that took place at the yam suph.


See also

  • Passage of the Red Sea
    Passage of the Red Sea

    The Passage of the Red Sea refers to the Bible account of the passage of the Red Sea by Moses, leading the Hebrews on their journey out of Egypt and across the Red Sea as described in the Book of Exodus, chapters 13:17 to 15:21, in order to enter the Promised Land following the stations of the Exodus....
  • Thera (Santorini) eruption Association with the Exodus
  • The Exodus Decoded
  • Suez Canal
    Suez Canal

    The Suez Canal is a canal in Egypt. Opened in November 1869, it allows water transportation between Europe and Asia without navigating around Africa or carrying goods overland between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea....