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To: UnklGene; dead
Gulf of Aqaba

Ah. Just where the theory of Atlantis (Thera) destruction posits the Red Sea crossing would have been.

Fascinating.

57 posted on 06/21/2003 4:47:14 PM PDT by DAnconia55
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To: DAnconia55; dead; blam
Oops. Sorry. I think I meant to ping blam. Sigh. Need rest.

Point being the Santorini explosion that ended what could have been the high civilization of Atlantis, referred to by Plato (referencing Solon's conversation with the Eqyptians)... would have created the pulling out of waters from the Gulf described in the Bible.

Nice to see they found some evidence. The idea that the chariots crossed the Red Sea proper wasn't something I'd ever have gone along with. The Gulf is shallow and at the Mediterranean end of the Red Sea.

59 posted on 06/21/2003 4:52:32 PM PDT by DAnconia55
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To: DAnconia55
"Ah. Just where the theory of Atlantis (Thera) destruction posits the Red Sea crossing would have been."

I think Thera (1628BC) is to recent to be Atlantis. My sense is that it was near the end of the Ice Age and more likely to be in the 7,000-15,000 years ago range. We have only one mention of Atlantis from Plato via Timeous from Solon. The more ancient an incident the less information/evidence.

62 posted on 06/21/2003 4:59:17 PM PDT by blam
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