THE CROSSING of the Red Sea, by Nicolas Poussin, 1633–34. ‘What made it miraculous is that it happened just there, just then, when the Israelites seemed trapped.’ (credit: Wikimedia Commons ...

Sailors with the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group are celebrating an ancient story of liberation this week as they battle ...

modern archaeological research suggests a different location. If Moses really did cross part of the modern Red Sea, then it is generally considered more likely that the crossing would have ...