Where Did the Israelites Cross the Red Sea?
The Exodus route of the Israelites continues to be a topic of great interest and many debates. It is not uncommon to see different routes shown in the maps provided in various Bibles. For example, some have suggested the Mediterranean Sea as the Red Sea crossing point, others believe it was at various lakes in Egypt, and still others who think the Red Sea was crossed as far south as the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula. The primary reason we see this diversity is because the locations of most of the places mentioned in the Bible along the route are still unresolved. This study examines the Biblical account to determine the most likely route the Israelites could have taken. Scientific modeling techniques were utilized to locate the best possible crossing point by modeling the population size of the Israelites and distances they could travel from camp to camp. The modeling utilized computer based Geographical Information System (GIS) databases and incorporated the Bible (primary infor
