Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Red Sea
Red Sea, proper n. [Heb. yam-sūf, sea of reeds.]
Long narrow sea; body of water in the Middle East; waterway between northeastern Africa and the Arabian peninsula; water that Moses parted to lead the children of Israel through to the Promised Land (see Exodus 14); [fig.] colorful sunset.
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