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Red Sea (Yam Suph)

Modern Northern arm of the Red Sea, including possibly the Bitter Lakes
Coordinates 29.5000, 32.6500

Where God parted the waters for Israel and drowned Pharaoh's army. The Hebrew Yam Suph ('sea of reeds') has long been debated — proposals range from the Gulf of Suez to the Bitter Lakes to the Gulf of Aqaba. Scripture treats it as a foundational redemption event regardless of the precise location.

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