The children of Israel dwelled in the Nile delta region or the land of Rameses, and initially settled at the northern tip of the Gulf of Suez or Succoth at the start of the Exodus. This was the very first point where they entered into the camping state. Then they journeyed through the wilderness of the Red Sea, or what we call today the Sinai Peninsula, and after 3 days of quick traveling they came across the Gulf of Aqaba at Nuweiba Egypt. (I Kings 9:26 calls the Gulf of Aqaba Yam-Suf or the Red Sea.) When journeying through “the wilderness of the Red Sea” Ex.13:18, running away from Pharaoh’s army, God informed Moses to turn south, so they headed through a wadi or canyon region that is called the Wadi Watir which led to the sea.
Let us now explore the archeological evidence for the Red Sea crossing!