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Of the exodus story could have taken place right here. that would have been the parting of the red sea, of course. only today it's a middle eastern gold coast full of beach resorts and diving holidays. and the waters look decidedly less ominous. but today's red sea may not be the place. the original hebrew bible refers to it as yom suf, roughly translated as the sea of reeds. and that leads some scholars to suggest the story might be describing more of a marsh. >> or the lagoon of swamp grasses or something like that, which puts you in mind of a fairly shallow body of water. >> reporter: someh...

Of the red sea, of course. only today it's a middle eastern gold coast full of beach resorts and diving holidays. and the waters look decidedly less ominous. but today's red sea may not be the place. the original hebrew bible refers to it as yom suf, roughly translated as the sea of reeds. and that leads some scholars to suggest the story might be describing more of a marsh. >> or the lagoon of swamp 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." >> t...