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The parting of the Red Sea- well, the origins of that story are in the mistranslation of Yam Sup as Red Sea, when in actual fact the words meant Sea of Reeds. It refers to the Lake Manzala, which has a causeway in to the Sinai Peninsula. People could have crossed it easily, but armoured soldiers and chariots ( Pharaoh's host) would not.
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