Crossing the Red Sea

Ashura (, ), also more formally Yawm Ashura (), is a day of commemoration in Islam. It occurs annually on the tenth of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar.

Al-Muharram () is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four sacred months of the year when warfare is banned. It precedes the month of Safar. The tenth of Muharram is known as Ashura, an important day of commemoration in Islam. For Sunni Muslims, the day commemorates the parting of the Red Sea by Moses and the salvation of the Israelites, observed through voluntary fasting and other permissible expressions of gratitude. By contrast, Ashura is a day of mourning for Shia Muslims, who annually commemorate the death of Husayn ibn Ali, grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad a

Khamsin, chamsin or hamsin ( , meaning "fifty"), more commonly known in Egypt, Israel and Palestine as khamaseen ( , ), is a dry, hot, sandy local wind affecting Egypt and the Levant; similar winds, blowing in other parts of North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and the entire Mediterranean basin, have different local names, such as bad-i-sad-o-bist roz in Iran and Afghanistan, haboob in the Sudan, aajej in southern Morocco, ghibli in Tunis, harmattan in the western Maghreb, africo in Italy, sirocco (derived from the Arabic , "eastern") which blows in winter over much of the Middle East, and sim

thumb|right|300px|Lunette depicting Nahshon in the [[Sistine Chapel.]]

Artifact/relic belonging to Moses; mentioned in the Bible and Quran.

episode in Exodus in which the Israelites led by Moses successfully evade the pursuing Egyptians

poem in the Book of Exodus (Exod. 15:1–18)

fresco attributed to Domenico Ghirlandaio, Cosimo Rossellino or Biagio d'Antonio, in the Sistine Chapel

waterbody mentioned in Exodus, which the Israelites are said to have crossed miraculously

Mastema ( Masṭēmā; Mesetēma), Mastemat, or Mansemat, is an antagonistic angel in the Book of Jubilees. He first appears in the literature of the Second Temple Period as a personification of the Hebrew word mastemah (מַשְׂטֵמָה), meaning "hatred", "hostility", "enmity", or "persecution".

Pi-HaHiroth ( Pī haḤīrōṯ), is the fourth station of the Exodus mentioned in . The fifth and sixth stations Marah and Elim are located on the Red Sea. The biblical books Exodus and Numbers refer to Pi-HaHiroth as the place where the Israelites encamped between Migdol and the sea, opposite Baal Zephon, while awaiting an attack by the Pharaoh, prior to crossing the Red Sea.

Meredead is the fourth studio album by the German/Norwegian symphonic metal band Leaves' Eyes. It was released on 22 April 2011 on Napalm Records. The Deluxe Edition of the album contains a bonus DVD with five songs from a live performance recorded at the Metal Female Voices Fest, in Wieze, Belgium, on 24 October 2010.

300px|thumb|Mount Ṣapōn

painting by Nicolas Poussin

Abezethibou is a demon and fallen angel described in the pseudepigrapha, Testament of Solomon. He followed Beelzebub upon his fall from heaven, and became an important demon in Hell. However, after his treason of rebelling against God during the War in Heaven, he is left with one red wing, as his other wing was torn off by angels trying to prevent his fall. In Hell, Abezethibou held a significant position, often acting as a strategist and advisor to Beelzebub. He later traveled to Egypt where he hardened the heart of the Pharaoh and his advisors, convincing them to pursue the fleeing Israelite

fresco by Agnolo Bronzino