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AI IMAGE - Illustration of Moses parting the Red Sea, 2023. The Crossing (or Parting) of the Red Sea is an episode from the book of Exodus in the Hebrew and Christian Bibles, and also in the Qur'an. In the story, the Israelites, led by Moses (known as Musa in Islam), escape the pursuing Egyptians: Moses held out his staff and God parted the waters of the Yam Suph, (presumed to be the Red Sea), and the Israelites were able to walk on dry ground. Once the Israelites had safely crossed, Moses dropped his staff, closing the sea, and the Egyptians were drowned.