Because the Sea of Reeds was, at best, a shallow swamp. Not at all as glorious as the parting of the Red Sea!
Also it would have been on the "northern route" out of Sinai which god told the Hebrews to avoid because although he had just kicked the shit out of the Egyptians apparently the Philistines were too tough for him!
Seriously, the Philistines did not even arrive in the area until c 1155 BC and that was as defeated refugees after losing a battle to the Egyptians. They were hardly the powerhouse that they later grew to be. This is an anachronism which helps date the germ of these bible stories to the 7th-8th centuries BCE according to archaeologist, Israel Finkelstein.
Also it would have been on the "northern route" out of Sinai which god told the Hebrews to avoid because although he had just kicked the shit out of the Egyptians apparently the Philistines were too tough for him!
Seriously, the Philistines did not even arrive in the area until c 1155 BC and that was as defeated refugees after losing a battle to the Egyptians. They were hardly the powerhouse that they later grew to be. This is an anachronism which helps date the germ of these bible stories to the 7th-8th centuries BCE according to archaeologist, Israel Finkelstein.
