The Song of the Sea — Shirat HaYam (Exodus 15)
שירת הים
Author: Tradition mosaïque (XIIIe–XIIe siècle av. J.-C.)
Date: c. XIIIe–XIIe siècle av. J.-C.
Preservation: Tradition manuscrite biblique, fragments de Qumran, Grand Rouleau d'Isaïe
deposited on April 16, 2026 · Intersection register · custodian, not owner
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The Song of the Sea (Exodus 15:1-18) is, along with the Song of Deborah, one of the two oldest poems in the Hebrew Bible. Its archaic Hebrew, ternary parallelism, and maritime imagery attest to its antiquity. It is the only biblical text copied in Torah scrolls with a special "brick upon brick" layout.
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The Song of the Sea (Exodus 15:1-18) is, along with the Song of Deborah, one of the two oldest poems in the Hebrew Bible. Its archaic Hebrew, ternary parallelism, and maritime imagery attest to its antiquity. It is the only biblical text copied in Torah scrolls with a special "brick upon brick" layout.