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Did Ramsess II drown in the red sea?

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Ramasses II (The Great) lived to about the age of 90, was pharaoh for about 67 years, and had dozens of sons, estimated to be around 57. He was probably the single most successful and powerful pharaoh ever to rule Egypt. read more

Additionally, the story of the "Red Sea" may have been mistranslated from the "Reed Sea" in the Bible, which makes the Exodus a little less epic. In fact, much of the Exodus story is considered dubious at best by a number of authorities. read more

In Psalm 136: 15, we find that God "overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea." The Hebrew word translated here as "overthrew" is na'ar, also found in Exodus 14: 27. It does not mean "to drown" or "to toss or tumble about as in the water" as some have attempted to assert. read more

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