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Red Sea (Yam Suph)

Modern Northern arm of the Red Sea, including possibly the Bitter Lakes
Coordinates 29.5000, 32.6500 View modern location ↗
Era Exodus and the Wilderness

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Jordan River — The Jordan River, Israel/Jordan borderJordan RiverLand of Goshen — Eastern Nile Delta, EgyptLand of GoshenMount Sinai (Horeb) — Jebel Musa, southern Sinai Peninsula (traditional)Mount Sinai (Horeb)Kadesh-barnea — Ein el-Qudeirat, eastern Sinai (proposed)Kadesh-barneaRed Sea (Yam Suph) — Northern arm of the Red Sea, including possibly the Bitter LakesRed Sea (Yam Suph)
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Where God parted the waters for Israel and drowned Pharaoh's army. The Hebrew Yam Suph ('sea of reeds') has long been debated — proposals range from the Gulf of Suez to the Bitter Lakes to the Gulf of Aqaba. Scripture treats it as a foundational redemption event regardless of the precise location.

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