Middle East Focus: Holy Exodus, Moses B. DeMille ……….

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Holy Exodus, Moses B. DeMille ……….

Walking on water

“Wind may have parted Red Sea for Moses. Moses might not have parted the Red Sea, but a strong east wind that blew through the night could have pushed the waters back in the way described in biblical writings and the Quran, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday. Computer simulations, part of a larger study on how winds affect water, show wind could push water back at a point where a river bent to merge with a coastal lagoon, the team at the National Center for Atmospheric Research and the University of Colorado at Boulder said. "The simulations match fairly closely with the account in Exodus," Carl Drews of NCAR, who led the study, said in a statement. "The parting of the waters can be understood through fluid dynamics. The wind moves the water in a way that's in accordance with physical laws, creating a safe passage with water on two sides and then abruptly allowing the water to rush back in."

I have always wondered about that. The Old Testament and the Quran both espouse the Cecil B. De Mille version.
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