Soundbear
07-11-2008, 09:51 AM
Several sites are quite excited about finds of chariot wheels and parts, and fossilized bones at a possible site of the parting of the Red Sea.
There are other sites that put down these claims, which is to be expected, I suppose.
The one thing I find very interesting in searches like this is that the respective governments forbid further searches
http://my.opera.com/zenya/blog/2008/01/29/chariot-wheels-found-in-the-red-sea-gulf-of-aqaba
Chariot Wheels found in the Red Sea (Gulf of Aqaba)
Tuesday, 29. January 2008, 00:49:22
Red Sea or Sea of Reeds?
Since reeds only grow in fresh water, scholars have looked for centuries for a fresh water lake the Israelites could have crossed and of course none exists.
Could a more accurate word for the Hebrew phrase "Yam Suph" be "seaweed" instead of reeds? Could this be referring to the part of the present Red Sea known as the Gulf of Aqaba --where these chariot wheels were found?
The name Red Sea probably stems from its proximity to Edom, the land occupied by the descendants of Esau, whose name in Hebrew means Red.
In 1 Kings 9:26 we have a location that can be identified today to make it simple for us to tell where the Red Sea is. It was a port where King Solomon built and maintained a fleet of merchant ships. It was called Ezion Geber and you can still see its remains today near the resort city of Elat at the Northern end of the Gulf of Aqaba on the Red sea.
There are other sites that put down these claims, which is to be expected, I suppose.
The one thing I find very interesting in searches like this is that the respective governments forbid further searches
http://my.opera.com/zenya/blog/2008/01/29/chariot-wheels-found-in-the-red-sea-gulf-of-aqaba
Chariot Wheels found in the Red Sea (Gulf of Aqaba)
Tuesday, 29. January 2008, 00:49:22
Red Sea or Sea of Reeds?
Since reeds only grow in fresh water, scholars have looked for centuries for a fresh water lake the Israelites could have crossed and of course none exists.
Could a more accurate word for the Hebrew phrase "Yam Suph" be "seaweed" instead of reeds? Could this be referring to the part of the present Red Sea known as the Gulf of Aqaba --where these chariot wheels were found?
The name Red Sea probably stems from its proximity to Edom, the land occupied by the descendants of Esau, whose name in Hebrew means Red.
In 1 Kings 9:26 we have a location that can be identified today to make it simple for us to tell where the Red Sea is. It was a port where King Solomon built and maintained a fleet of merchant ships. It was called Ezion Geber and you can still see its remains today near the resort city of Elat at the Northern end of the Gulf of Aqaba on the Red sea.