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Yam Suph. In the Exodus narrative, Yam Suph ( Hebrew: יַם-סוּף, romanized : Yam-Sup̄, lit. 'Reed Sea') or Red Sea, sometimes translated as Sea of Reeds, is the body of water which the Israelites crossed following their exodus from Egypt. The same phrase appears in over 20 other places in the Hebrew Bible. This has traditionally been ...
The land of Goshen ( Hebrew: אֶרֶץ גֹּשֶׁן, ʾEreṣ Gōšen) is named in the Hebrew Bible as the place in Egypt given to the Hebrews by the pharaoh of Joseph ( Book of Genesis, Genesis 45:9–10 ), and the land from which they later left Egypt at the time of the Exodus. It is believed to have been located in the eastern Nile Delta ...
Moab. A theoretical map of the region around 830 BCE. Moab is shown in purple on this map, between the Arnon and Zered rivers. Moab [a] ( / ˈmoʊæb /) is an ancient Levantine kingdom whose territory is today located in southern Jordan. The land is mountainous and lies alongside much of the eastern shore of the Dead Sea.
In the New Testament accounts, the principal locations for the ministry of Jesus were Galilee and Judea, with activities also taking place in surrounding areas such as Perea and Samaria. [1] [4] The gospel narrative of the ministry of Jesus is traditionally separated into sections that have a geographical nature. Galilean ministry.
Mount Seir. Mount Seir ( Hebrew: הַר-שֵׂעִיר, romanized : Har Sēʿir) is the ancient and biblical name for a mountainous region stretching between the Dead Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba in the northwestern region of Edom and southeast of the Kingdom of Judah. It may also have marked the older historical limit of Ancient Egypt in Canaan. [1]
Via Maris. Via Maris is one modern name for an ancient trade route, dating from the early Bronze Age, linking Egypt with the northern empires of Syria, Anatolia and Mesopotamia — along the Mediterranean coast of modern-day Egypt, Israel, Turkey and Syria. In Latin, Via Maris means "way of the sea", a translation of the Greek ὁδὸν ...
The Crossing of the Red Sea, by Nicolas Poussin (1633–34) The Crossing of the Red Sea or Parting of the Red Sea ( Hebrew: קריעת ים סוף, romanized : Kriat Yam Suph, lit. "parting of the sea of reeds") [ 1] is an episode in the origin myth of The Exodus in the Hebrew Bible . It tells of the escape of the Israelites, led by Moses, from ...
The Land of Israel ( Hebrew: אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל, Modern: ʾEreṣ Yīsraʾel, Tiberian: ʾEreṣ Yīsrāʾēl) is the traditional Jewish name for an area of the Southern Levant. Related biblical, religious and historical English terms include the Land of Canaan, the Promised Land, the Holy Land, and Palestine.