Place Old and New Testament
Red Sea
Also known as Red (Sea)
The Red Sea was the body of water miraculously crossed by the Israelites in their escape from Egypt (Exo. 13:18; 15:4). Mentioned in 26 verses across 11 books, first at Exodus 10:19.
Why it matters. Sea crossed by Israelites in the Exodus
- Primary passages
- Location
- 27.088, 34.772 (approximate, within about 2 km)
Coordinates from STEPBible TIPNR (palopenmaps.org link). Approximate; not independently verified.
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Red Sea
The Red Sea is significant in the Bible as the sea the Israelites miraculously crossed during the Exodus from Egypt. God parted the waters, allowing Israel to cross on dry ground, but drowned the pursuing Egyptian army when the waters closed back over them (Exo. 14-15). This event is remembered as a great act of divine deliverance (Jos. 2:10; Neh. 9:9; Psa. 106:7-9; 136:13-15). The Red Sea also marked the southern border of the Promised Land (Exo. 23:31). King Solomon later built a fleet of ships on the Red Sea at Ezion-geber (1Ki. 9:26). The Hebrew name Yam Suph means "Sea of Reeds", so the body of water was likely one of the shallow lakes along Egypt's eastern border rather than the main body of the Red Sea. Its exact location is debated.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 26 verses across 11 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
Exodus (5 verses)
Numbers (4 verses)
Deuteronomy (3 verses)
Joshua (3 verses)
Judges (1 verse)
1 Kings (1 verse)
Nehemiah (1 verse)
Psalms (5 verses)
Jeremiah (1 verse)
Acts (1 verse)
Hebrews (1 verse)