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Red Sea
Red Sea (Arabic: al‐Baḥr al‐Aḥmar)While most international names translate as the ‘Red Sea’, the Hebrew name is Yam Sūf ‘Sea of Reeds’. It has therefore been suggested in some quarters that the name should really be the ‘Reed Sea’. However, several theories have been put forward for the generally accepted name, of which perhaps the most plausible is that at times the algae Trichodesmium erythraeum appears in the water and when it fades away it gives the water a reddish brown colour.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Red Sea." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Red Sea." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-RedSea.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Red Sea." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-RedSea.html |
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Red Sea
Red Sea The sea which divides Africa from Arabia, and always an important trade route. Solomon kept a naval force at Eziongeber (1 Kgs. 9: 26–8; 10: 11, 22) more successfully than Jehoshaphat (1 Kgs. 22: 48), whose ships were wrecked there.
The ‘Red Sea’ which the Israelites crossed after leaving Egypt is properly translated ‘Sea, or Lake, of Reeds’ and may refer to the marshes of Lake Timsah which are now part of the Suez Canal (Exod. 14: 18). See Exodus. |
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W. R. F. BROWNING. "Red Sea." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. W. R. F. BROWNING. "Red Sea." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-RedSea.html W. R. F. BROWNING. "Red Sea." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-RedSea.html |
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Red Sea
Red Sea Narrow arm of the Indian Ocean between ne Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, connected to the Mediterranean Sea by the Gulf of Suez and the Suez Canal. With the building of vessels too large for the canal and the construction of pipelines, the Red Sea's importance as a trade route diminished. Max. width: c.320km (200mi). Area: 438,000sq km (169,000sq mi).
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"Red Sea." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Red Sea." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-RedSea.html "Red Sea." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-RedSea.html |
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Red Sea
Red Sea An elongate basin, 2000 km long, with shorelines 360 km apart at the widest point and only 28 km apart where it joins the Gulf of Aden. The Red Sea has an inner median valley, associated with a positive gravity anomaly, containing basalts and hot brines, and the sea is thought to be at the young stage of the Wilson cycle of an ocean.
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Red Sea." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Red Sea." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-RedSea.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Red Sea." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-RedSea.html |
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Red Sea
Red Sea An elongate basin, 2000 km long, with shorelines 360 km apart at the widest point and only 28 km apart where it joins the Gulf of Aden, the Red Sea has an inner median valley, associated with a positive gravity anomaly, containing basalts and hot brines. The sea is thought to be at the young stage of the Wilson cycle of an ocean.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "Red Sea." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "Red Sea." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-RedSea.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "Red Sea." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-RedSea.html |
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Red Sea." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Red Sea." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-RedSea.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Red Sea." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-RedSea.html |
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