... > Bible > Old Testament > Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua: from the bondage of the Israelites in Egypt to their settlement in Canaan > the book Exodus: story of Moses and Aaron > Exodus (part II): journey of Israel to Mount Sinai > passage through the Red Sea > Moses lifts up his rod and the water divides (Red Sea); the angel of God and the pillar of cloud move to the rear > the people pass over on dry land (Egyptians not or barely visible); the angel of God and the pillar of cloud may be shown at the rear