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parting of the Red Sea

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parting of the Red Sea
God divides the waters for Israelites’ flight. [O.T.: Exodus 14:21–29]
See : Escape

parting of the Red Sea
divinely aided, Moses parts the waters for an Israelite escape. [O.T.: Exodus 14:15–31]
See : Miracle

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Shiff's invocation of the movement through Mitzrayim, the Hebrew word for the land of Egypt and "narrow spaces," as it relates to the parting of the Red Sea (in itself, a movement through narrow spaces) is at once symbolic and literal in terms of physical and philosophical oppression.
``Guys will be in the clubhouse talking smack and roger walks in and it's like a parting of the Red Sea.
And as for the parting of the Red Sea, well, eat your heart out Cecil B.
 
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