Search This Blog

Wednesday 22 September 2010

Computers show how wind could have parted Red Sea



Computer simulations show how the movement of wind could have parted the waters of the Red Sea New computer simulations have shown how the parting of the Red Sea, as described in the Bible, could have been a phenomenon caused by strong winds. The account in the Book of Exodus describes how the waters of the sea parted, allowing the Israelites to flee their Egyptian pursuers.

Simulations by US scientists show how the movement of wind could have opened up a land bridge at one location. This would have enabled people to walk across exposed mud flats to safety.

The results are published in the open-access journal Plos One.