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How long was the Red Sea crossing?

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It was still nighttime when the Egyptian armies tried to attack Israel on the banks of the Red Sea. “[21] And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided. read more

No time scale is given for the crossing of the Red Sea, but there are some indications which render it possible to make a reasonable assumption. It was the cloud which went behind the Children of Israel (v. 19), but the crossing appears to have been made by night (v. 21). read more

If the Red Sea is one mile wide at the place of crossing, the stragglers would get out about four hours after the trek began. If the Red Sea was wider at this point, time would need to be added. read more

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