<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article possibly contains original research . Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations . Statements consisting only of original research should be removed . (March 2011) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> The Crossing of the Red Sea (Hebrew: קריעת ים סוף Kriat Yam Suph - Crossing of the Red Sea or Sea of Reeds (1)) is part of the biblical narrative of the escape of the Israelites, led by Moses, from the pursuing Egyptians in the Book of Exodus 13: 17 - 14: 29 . This story is also mentioned in the Quran in Surah 26: Al - Shu'ara' (The Poets) in verses 60 - 67 . </P> <P> According to the Exodus account, Moses held out his staff and the Red Sea was parted by God . The Israelites walked on the exposed dry ground and crossed the sea, followed by the Egyptian army . Moses again moved his staff once the Israelites had crossed and the sea closed again, drowning the whole Egyptian army . </P> <P> God chooses Moses to lead the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt and into the land of Canaan, which God has promised to them . The Egyptian pharaoh, who previously said the opposite, agrees to let them go, and they travel from Ramesses to Succoth and then to Etham on the edge of the desert, led by a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night . There God tells Moses to turn back and camp by the sea at Pi - hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, directly opposite Baal - zephon . </P>

Role of god in crossing the red sea