Wady esh Shehk - The broad passage through which the Israelites must have made their way towards the Promised Land after they received the Ten Commandments at the foot of Mt. Sinai

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Photograph taken from Wadi El Sheikh below the junction with Wadi El Dier (Biblical Holy Valley) and above the junction with Wadi El Sebaa'iya (behind the slope in upper-right), looking northeast and showing the upstream area of the Wadi El Sheikh, the distant triangular summit of Gebel Ghabghab, and the V-shape naqb to Senned Plain to its left, from a 3.5km distance. (Source: A. Shams, Sinai Peninsula Research, 2018)
This area is located to the north of the Early Neolithic (A) site of Ugret El Mahd (8,300-7,500 BCE) and another unidentified earlier site before 8,300 BCE. The site is close to El Khrazeen area of the Gebaliya tribe, where Al 'Urayr and Al Aqra' Bedouin families of Awlad Silim quarter live at El Khrazeen locality. (Source: A. Shams, Sinai Peninsula Research, 2018)
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The Israelites' escape from Egypt is a central event in the history of the Jewish people, as described in the Old Testament in the book of Exodus. According to the biblical account, the Israelites were enslaved in Egypt for many years, but God chose Moses to lead them out of slavery and back to the land promised to their ancestors. After a series of plagues and divine interventions, Pharaoh agreed to let the Israelites go, but later changed his mind and chased after them with his army. At the Red Sea, God parted the waters to allow the Israelites to escape, but the pursuing Egyptian army was drowned as the waters closed in on them. The Israelites' escape from Egypt is marking the beginning of their journey to the Promised Land and their liberation from slavery. It is celebrated as a major holiday in the Jewish calendar, Passover.