Biblical place
Where was Red Sea?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Gulf of Suez.
First appears in Exodus 13:18 · 9 books · 16 chapters
Overview
Biblical body of water. Modern identification: Gulf of Suez.
Red Sea is represented in the local geography layer as Gulf of Suez. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Exodus 13:18 and is mentioned across 9 books, with 21 verse references collected into the glossary index.
Nearby biblical places
About 98 km away in the local coordinate layer.
About 224 km away in the local coordinate layer.
About 391 km away in the local coordinate layer.
About 399 km away in the local coordinate layer.
About 399 km away in the local coordinate layer.
Where it sits on the map
How to get to Red Sea today
Find the traditionally identified site on a modern map.
Red Sea names a waterway or shoreline rather than one stop, so the map point acts as a geographic center inside the wider corridor.
Red Sea is mapped here as a representative point along the wider water corridor.
This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Borders, permits, local access, and the exact identification of biblical landscapes can change.
Key passages
Appears in
5 chapters · 9 verse mentions
2 chapters · 3 verse mentions
3 chapters · 3 verse mentions
1 chapter · 1 verse mention
1 chapter · 1 verse mention
1 chapter · 1 verse mention
1 chapter · 1 verse mention
1 chapter · 1 verse mention
1 chapter · 1 verse mention