# sea of reeds, Sea of Reeds, Red Sea

## Facts:

The “Sea of Reeds” was the name of a body of water located between Egypt and Arabia. It is now called the “Red Sea.”

* The Red Sea is long and narrow. It is larger than a lake or river, but much smaller than an ocean.
* The Israelites had to cross the Red Sea when they were fleeing from Egypt. God performed a miracle and caused the waters of the sea to divide so that the people could walk across on dry land.
* The land of Canaan was north of this sea.
* This could also be translated as “Reed Sea.”

(See also: [Arabia](../names/arabia.md)**.** [Canaan](../names/canaan.md), [Egypt](../names/egypt.md))

## Bible References:

* [Acts 7:35-37](rc://en/tn/help/act/07/35)
* [Exodus 13:17-18](rc://en/tn/help/exo/13/17)
* [Joshua 4:22-24](rc://en/tn/help/jos/04/22)
* [Numbers 14:23-25](rc://en/tn/help/num/14/23)

## Examples from the Bible stories:

* __[12:4](rc://en/tn/help/obs/12/04)__ When the Israelites saw the Egyptian army coming, they realized they were trapped between Pharaoh’s army and the __Red Sea__.
* __[12:5](rc://en/tn/help/obs/12/05)__ Then God told Moses, “Tell the people to move toward the __Red Sea__.”
* __[13:1](rc://en/tn/help/obs/13/01)__ After God led the Israelites through the __Red Sea__, he led them through the wilderness to a mountain called Sinai.

## Word Data:

* Strong’s: H3220, H5488, G20630, G22810
