(BIN) – An earthquake in Eilat just a few days before the holiday of Passover recreated what some believe were the conditions that preceded the splitting of the sea that allowed the Israelites to flee the Egyptians during the Exodus.
Coming while earthquakes rock locations all over the globe, BIN takes a look at the significance of the end-of-days wave of earthquakes the Biblical Prophets predict will shake the world versus the pre-Messiah earthquake that will reshape Jerusalem.
A 4.3 magnitude earthquake rocked Eilat in southern Israel on Sunday morning. A slightly stronger 4.6 quake was reported by Petra News Agency across the border in Aqaba, Jordan at around the same time. The epicenter of the quake was reported to be about 40 miles south of the city in the Red Sea.
Though the exact location of the miraculous parting of the sea after the Exodus from Egypt is unknown, some Biblical scholars place it at the south-eastern edge of the Sinai Peninsula near what is known today as the Straits of Tiran, about 140 miles south of Eilat. FULL REPORT
