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Above left, chariot wheel fixed to axels standing at attention on the seabed. Above right a 4-spoked chariot wheel on the Red Sea seabed. Found in 1998.

The Bible said all the chariots of Egypt and 600 choice chariots, or gold veneered models, were in the army pursuing ***'s people.


Red Sea or Sea of Reeds?

Since reeds only grow in fresh water, scholars have looked for centuries for a fresh water lake the Israelites could have crossed and of course none exists.

Could a more accurate word for the Hebrew phrase "Yam Suph" be "seaweed" instead of reeds? Could this be referring to the part of the present Red Sea known as the Gulf of Aqaba --where these chariot wheels were found?

The name Red Sea probably stems from its proximity to Edom, the land occupied by the descendants of Esau, whose name in Hebrew means Red.

In 1 Kings 9:26 we have a location that can be identified today to make it simple for us to tell where the Red Sea is. It was a port where King Solomon built and maintained a fleet of merchant ships. It was called Ezion Geber and you can still see its remains today near the resort city of Elat at the Northern *** of the Gulf of Aqaba on the Red sea.


red sea crossing
above wheel shown encrusted in coral

Above Chariot Wheel found in the Red Sea

an 8-spoked wheel/18th dynasty only

Giant pillars have been found on both sides of the crossing to mark the event. One was discovered eroded on the Egyptian shore by the late American archaeologist Ron Wyatt. Later, another was located on the Arabian side with “the legible remains of ancient paleo-Hebrew inscriptions.” He says the words for pharaoh, death, Egypt, King Solomon and the sacred name of ***, YHWH, are all present on the second pillar.Pillars that may commemorate the Red Sea crossing by the ancient Israelites have been discovered in recent years on both sides of the Gulf of Aqaba arm of the Red Sea. “King Solomon, the wisest man who ever lived, knew exactly where the ******** of Israel made their escape just 500 years before, and so he established pillars to memorialize the yam suph crossing,” said Rood. He points out the depth of water would make it impossible for a crossing to have taken place anywhere with the exception of the shallow land bridge at Nuweiba. “If the water were to be removed, it would still be impossible to cross this chasm which is as deep and wide as the Grand Canyon in Arizona,” Rood said. “But,” he added, “at the beach where Israel camped, an underwater land bridge gently slopes at a 6-degree angle, levels out at about 900 feet, and then gradually rises to meet the western shore of Midian.” For hundreds of years, many have been under the impression that Mount Sinai, the place at which Moses received the Ten Commandments from ***, was located on the Sinai peninsula

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This is very interesting.
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Glad you enjoyed it. I found it most interesting as well. I love Archaeology and studied it at Liberty University
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............. " ........... Jerry, this is amazing.......... thank you very much....... " ......... ;-) .........
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You're very welcome. I enjoyed putting it all together
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