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They're trying to get through that patch. and god stopped their chariot wheels. so the sea came crashing upon them and they all drowned on the command of moses' staff. >> reporter: 12-year-old samara schaub has been studying this story as she prepares for her bat mitzvah. and it's also the story that jews commemorate every year during the passover seder. >> these words have so much meaning, and this song in particular is really symbolizing our freedom because this is the song that they sing once they were free. ♪ az yashir moshe ♪ >> people of african descent were singing these spirituals ...

Grasses or something like that, which puts you in mind of a fairly shallow body of water. >> reporter: somehow a swamp crossing doesn't quite measure up to hollywood's "the ten commandments." >> the israelites passed through the sea on dry land, and the water was like a wall on their right and on their left. >> and the egyptians are coming on their chariots and coming in. they're trying to get through that patch. and god stopped their chariot wheels. so the sea came crashing upon them and they all drowned on the command of moses' staff. >> reporter: 12-year-old samara schaub has been studying ...