where did the red sea get its name?

Question

where did the red sea get its name?
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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.

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Answer 2

Its from the reddish species of cyanobacteria blooms frequently in the Red Sea, giving its normally blue-green waters a reddish look. They are not sure if that is exactly how the red sea got its name, but they are pretty sure its becuase of that and the high mineral deposites.

Answer 3

Red Algae.

Answer 4

Named in honor of Red Skelton...

Answer 5

bc its red