The Red Sea Is Blue

By D. SCHOCHER

The story of the crossing of
the Red Sea by the Israelites is
the high mark of the Exodus
episode, which Passover com-
memorates.
Oddly enough, the Red Sea is

not red. The waters are rather
bluish. Perhaps bluish green
would best describe them. There
has been much theorizing by
scholars how the sea acquired
its name. It is true there are
specks of reddishness in the

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Friday, April 16, 1954

waters but hardly in sufficient
accents to justify the name.
Some attribute the name to the
mountains nearby which in
phases of the sunset take on a
reddish hue. Others think the
name comes from red or copper
skinned peoples who once dwelt
on the adjacent peninsula.
When the Israelites succeeded
in crossing safely over the sea,
it is written, "then Moses sang."
And today in Israel, the high
feature of the celebration of
Passover outside of the syna-
gogue and the Seder is the
"Shirat Yam." The young peo-
ple go to the beaches and sing
again the song which Moses
sang after the crossing of the
sea.
We can easily understand the
exultation of the great leader of
the Exodus. The Israelites are
in flight. Behind them are the
pursuing Egyptians — in their
chariots and all the parapher-
nalia of military power. In
front of them are the turbulent
waters of the Red Sea. It is the
alternative of death or re-
enslavement from behind or
death by drowning in front. It
seems an utterly hopeless situa-
tion. But a strong east wind,
says the Bible, arose and drove
the waters back, making walls
on 'both sides, through which
the Israelites passed through in
safety.
Such a strong east wind would
not be unusual. The Red Sea
is noted for its storms and the
power of a strong wind to re-
duce the level of water has been
frequently noted even in the
United States.
The Red Sea has more than
historic interest. It is the water-
way which separates two con-
tinents--Asia and Africa. Some
believe that tens of thousands
of years ago, Asia and Africa
were one continent and that
the Sea was then continu-
ous with the Mediterranean.
Another thing of note is the
1 abundance of life, vegetable and
I animal, with which it abounds.
It teems with exotic fish. The
I fierce shark is fond of its wat-
ers. Already the sharks are be-
ing exploited economically. His
skin makes good handbags and
the internal organs of the shark
are rich in vitamins.
Six years ago, when the Jew-
ish State was first established,
Elath, the Red Sea port city was
a city of one building, made of
sunburned brick. Today, Elath
might be taken for a small but
growing American western
town. Beside the fisheries, it
draws strength from the ex-
ploitation of Israel's copper and
iron resources, which are being
financed with Israel bonds.
Nearby is the ancient city of
Etzion-Gever, where, according
to the Bible, the Queen of Sheba
came to see King Solomon and
where King Solomon first began
building a marine fleet, which
brought gold and peacocks and
many other oddities from a far
away land, which some have
speculated to be India.
It is not unthinkable that in
the not distant future, ships
again will take off from this
Red Sea port on such world
round journeys.

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