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The landmark across from which Israel camped before the Red Sea crossing — named for a Canaanite storm god
EgyptHistorically Verified
Inscriptions referencing Baal Zaphon found at several northeastern Egyptian sites; exact biblical location debated
Exodus 14:2 and 14:9 cite Baal-zephon as the geographic anchor for Israel's encampment just before the parting of the sea. Numbers 33:7 confirms the same itinerary point. The name comes from Baal Zaphon, a Canaanite-Phoenician storm and sea god worshiped along the northeastern Egyptian coast, suggesting Israel's deliverance happened in full view of a regional pagan shrine — the true God demonstrating power over the local pretender.
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