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=== The Evacuation and Despoliation ===

=== The Evacuation and Despoliation ===

The death of the first-born of man and beast among the Egyptians, including Pharaoh's own son, finally broke Pharaoh's will. He gave his assent for the Israelites to leave, and even encouraged his people to bribe the Israelites to leave with whatever jewels or precious metals the Israelites cared to carry with them. This was the "despoliation" of the Egyptians. But after Pharaoh let the Israelites leave, he changed his mind. Now he set after them, with his entire army, and determined to overtake them and wipe them out. But what actually happened is that ''Pharaoh'' was wiped out, along with his entire army.<ref>{{Bible ref|book=Exodus|chap=14}}</ref> This

The death of the first-born of man and beast among the Egyptians, including Pharaoh's own son, finally broke Pharaoh's will. He gave his assent for the Israelites to leave, and even encouraged his people to bribe the Israelites to leave with whatever jewels or precious metals the Israelites cared to carry with them. This was the "despoliation" of the Egyptians. But after Pharaoh let the Israelites leave, he changed his mind. Now he set after them, with his entire army, and determined to overtake them and wipe them out. But what actually happened is that ''Pharaoh'' was wiped out, along with his entire army.<ref>{{Bible ref|book=Exodus|chap=14}}</ref>

Traditionally, this occurred at the northermnost tip of the [[Gulf of Suez]], the western arm of the [[Red Sea]]—though some have since suggested that the crossing actually occurred at the [[Gulf of Aqaba]] to the east.<ref name=Kovacs>Kovacs, Joe. "[http://wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=33168 Pharaoh's chariots found in Red Sea]?" ''[http://www.worldnetdaily.com/ WorldNetDaily.com],'' June 21, 2003. Retrieved July 8, 2007.</ref><ref name=Innerpeace>Petrovich, Michael, dir. "[http://www.cps.org.yu/Innerpeace/Creation/redsea.html Crossing of the Red Sea]." ''[http://www.cps.org.yu/Innerpeace/english.html Center for Natural Studies],'' n.d. Retrieved July 8, 2007.</ref>

Traditionally, this occurred at the northermnost tip of the [[Gulf of Suez]], the western arm of the [[Red Sea]]—though some have since suggested that the crossing actually occurred at the [[Gulf of Aqaba]] to the east.<ref name=Kovacs>Kovacs, Joe. "[http://wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=33168 Pharaoh's chariots found in Red Sea]?" ''[http://www.worldnetdaily.com/ WorldNetDaily.com],'' June 21, 2003. Retrieved July 8, 2007.</ref><ref name=Innerpeace>Petrovich, Michael, dir. "[http://www.cps.org.yu/Innerpeace/Creation/redsea.html Crossing of the Red Sea]." ''[http://www.cps.org.yu/Innerpeace/english.html Center for Natural Studies],'' n.d. Retrieved July 8, 2007.</ref>