parting the sea
Dividing the waters
Parting the sea refers to the biblical account of Moses dividing the Red Sea to allow the Israelites to escape Egypt, with walls of water standing on either side.
The phrase now describes any seemingly miraculous act of creating a path through an obstacle: The crowd parted like the Red Sea when the celebrity entered.
Someone who parts the sea accomplishes the apparently impossible.
- MosesHebrew prophet, liberator
- Red SeaAfrican-Arabian saltwater inlet
- miracleSupernatural occurrence beyond explanation
- act of GodUnforeseeable natural catastrophe
- wavesTraveling energy disturbances
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