It turns out that the crossing took place over that part of the Red Sea, which today is called the Gulf of Aqaba. Obviously the Children of Israel would have needed a large area to assemble. They assembled on a beach called Nuweiba Beach, on the eastern shore of what is now incorrectly called the Sinai Peninsula. The area is about a square mile. This is what Nuweiba Beach looks like today, and this is where it is located:
Here's some of the things that divers found in between 90 and 200 ft. of water, just off Nuweiba Beach:
4 spoke chariot wheel 8 spoke chariot wheel human bones gold clad wheel
Many coral encrusted wheels, chariots, and bones of horses and men were found. There is an under water sand bar ( no more than 200 ft. deep ) that goes all the way from Nuweiba Beach to the other side of this portion of the Red Sea. When the Lord caused the strong wind from the east, it caused the sand bar to become revealed as dry land, so that the Children of Israel could cross over to the other side! The other portions of the Gulf of Aqaba are much deeper.
This information comes to us courtesy of the websites maintained by the family of the late Archaeologist, Ron Wyatt. They maintain a number of web sites which are easily located by doing a search for Red Sea Crossing, etc. on the web. You can find them by going to this website: " http://www.wyattmuseum.com/red-sea-crossing.htm "
Much more information, on topics like this can be found on the website of the Mexico Beach Christian Worship Center.
Our website is www.mexicobeachcwc.com.
We worship at the Mexico Beach Civic Center, Sunday mornings at 9:30 Central time.