why is the red sea called the red sea not the blue sea?

Answer 1

The name of the sea does not indicate the color of the water, because it is not red in color. It may signify the seasonal blooms of the red-colored cyanobacteria Trichodesmium erythraeum near the water surface. Some suggest that it refers to the mineral-rich red mountains nearby which are called "הרי אדום" (harei edom). Edom, meaning "ruddy complexion", is also an alternative Hebrew name for the red-faced biblical character Esau (brother of Jacob), and the nation descended from him, the Edomites, which in turn provides yet another possible origin for Red Sea.

There is also speculation that the name Red Sea came from a mistranslation of what should have been the Reed Sea in the Biblical story of the Exodus. The Sea of Reeds (in Hebrew Yâm-Sûph) is often mistranslated as the "Red Sea".

One hypothesis is the name comes from the Himarites, a local group whose own name means "red." Another theory favored by some modern scholars is the name "red" is referring to the direction "south," the same way the Black Sea's name may refer to "north." The basis of this theory is that some Asiatic languages used color words to refer to the cardinal directions.

The sea was also called the "Arabian Gulf" in most European sources up to the 20th century. This was derived from older Greek sources. Following Herodotus, Strabo and Ptolemy all European sources call the waterway "Sinus Arabicus", while reserving the term "Sea of Erythrias" (Red Sea) for the waters around the southern Arabian Peninsula, now known as the Indian Ocean.

Answer 2

The name of the sea does not indicate the color of the water, because it is not red in color. It may signify the seasonal blooms of the red-colored cyanobacteria Trichodesmium erythraeum near the water surface. Some suggest that it refers to the mineral-rich red mountains nearby...

Answer 3

Because in the past many people have died there and u must be knowing that the color of blood is red
As a result it is called red sea

Answer 4

it is because of the reflection of the red mountains bordering this sea.

Answer 5

the water is redish when u come near the sea but when ur far its blue

Answer 6

could have somethign to do with the color of the silt on the bottom. the area is mostly red clay material, which in turn makes the water appear reddish.

Answer 7

it is called so becuase of the red algae which is present in it which gives it the red appearance

Answer 8

something gotta do with the seabed i think

Answer 9

it's just a name?

Answer 10

ppl died in there