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THE SEA. 



dividing walls of water. Holy Writ informs us that " the Lord caused the sea to go back by 

 a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided."* 

 The effect of wind, in both raising large masses of water and in driving them back, is 

 well known, while there are narrow parts of the Red Sea which have been forded. In 

 the morning "the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them to the midst of the sea, 



CATCHING PELICANS ON LAKE MENZALEH. 



even all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen." We know the sequel. The 

 waters returned, and covered the Egyptian hosts ; " there ' remained not so much as one 

 of them." "Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord, and 

 spake, saying, I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse 

 and his rider hath he thrown in the sea. * * * 



"Pharaoh's chariots arid his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also 

 are drowned in the Red Sea. 



" The depths have covered them : they sank into the bottom as a stone." 



* Exodns xiv. 21, cf scq. 



