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[[File:Moses-parting-red-sea.jpg|thumb|[[Moses]] and the Red Sea]]

[[File:Moses-parting-red-sea.jpg|thumb|[[Moses]] and the Red Sea]]

The modern designated '''Red Sea''' is a [[sea]] located between [[Egypt]], [[Sudan]], [[Eritrea]] on the west and both [[Saudi Arabia]] and [[Yemen]] on its eastern coast. Yet the ancient designation of the '''[[Erythrean sea]]''' (lit. "Red Sea") was much larger in its extent to include even the [[Persian Gulf]], Gulf of Oman, the [[Arabian Sea]], [[Indian Ocean]] and Gulf of Aden, as well as both of the gulfs of Suez and [[Gulf of Aqaba]] (see [[Erythrean sea]]).

The modern designation '''Red Sea''' is a [[sea]] located between [[Egypt]], [[Sudan]], [[Eritrea]] to the west and both [[Saudi Arabia]] and [[Yemen]] to the east. Yet the ancient designation of the '''[[Erythrean sea]]''' (lit. "Red Sea") was much larger in extent, including even the [[Persian Gulf]], Gulf of Oman, the [[Arabian Sea]], [[Indian Ocean]] and Gulf of Aden, as well as both of the gulfs of Suez and [[Gulf of Aqaba]] (see [[Erythrean sea]]).

It was this sea which of [[Moses]] and the children of [[Israel]] crossed during the Hebrew [[Exodus]] as recorded in the biblical account<ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?book_id=2&chapter=14&version=31</ref> wherein God parted the sea.

It was this sea which [[Moses]] and the children of [[Israel]] crossed during the Hebrew [[Exodus]] as recorded in the biblical account <ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?book_id=2&chapter=14&version=31</ref> wherein God parted the sea.

Yet the ancient usage of the name "Red Sea" has left significant debate as 'where' is meant by the reference. One position is that the [[Hebrews]] crossed the modern Gulf of Suez en-route to the traditional [[Mount Sinai]] as named by [[Flavia Julia Helena Augusta|Constantine's mother]]. The other is that they crossed the [[Gulf of Aqaba]] en-route to the ultra prominent Jabal al-Lawz (Arabic: جَبَل ٱللَّوْز, lit. "mountain of almonds") in [[Saudi Arabia]], boasting its strangely burnt top and is parallel<ref>https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/g4960/kjv/tr/0-1/</ref> to Jerusalem in the same longitudinal line as stated by [[Paul the Apostle]].<ref>Gal. 4:25; https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/gal/4/25/t_conc_1095025</ref>

Yet the ancient usage of the name "Red Sea" has led to significant debate over what 'where' is meant by the reference. One position is that the [[Hebrews]] crossed the modern Gulf of Suez en route to the traditional [[Mount Sinai]] as named by [[Flavia Julia Helena Augusta|Constantine's mother]]. The other is that they crossed the [[Gulf of Aqaba]] en route to the ultra-prominent Jabal al-Lawz (Arabic: جَبَل ٱللَّوْز, lit. "mountain of almonds") in [[Saudi Arabia]], which boasts its strangely burnt top and is parallel <ref>https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/g4960/kjv/tr/0-1/</ref> to Jerusalem in the same longitudinal line as stated by [[Paul the Apostle]] .<ref>Gal. 4:25; https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/gal/4/25/t_conc_1095025</ref>

The Red Sea is also the site of the [[Suez Canal]].

The Red Sea is also the site of the [[Suez Canal]].

On December 18, 2023 [[Operation Prosperity Guardian]] was announced by the Biden White House to counter threats to international shipping arising by [[Houthi]] [[proxies]] of the [[Republic of Iran]].

On December 18, 2023, [[Operation Prosperity Guardian]] was announced by the Biden White House to counter threats to international shipping arising from [[Houthi]] and [[proxies]] of the [[Republic of Iran]].