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Barnes' Notes on Exodus 14:21

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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A strong east wind - The agency by which the object effected was natural (compare Exodus 15:8 note): and the conditions of the narrative are satisfied by the hypothesis, that the passage took place near Suez. The waters were divided - i. e. there was a complete separation between the water of the gulf and the water to the north of Kolsum. return to 'Top of Page'
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