Comparative mythology corpus

extraction.exodus.sea_crossing

extraction.exodus.sea_crossing

---
record_id: extraction.exodus.sea_crossing
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/biblical/world-english-bible-classic/exodus.md
passage_locator:
  label: Exodus 14:13-31
  translation: World English Bible Classic
  notes: Initial hand-curated seed extraction.
canonical_text:
  quote: Lift up your rod, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it...
    the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.
  language: English
  quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
  text: Moses tells the people that Yahweh will fight for them.
  category: action
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: obs:2
  text: Moses stretches out his hand and the sea is divided.
  category: action
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: obs:3
  text: Israel walks through the sea on dry ground.
  category: action
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: obs:4
  text: The waters return over Pharaoh's pursuing army.
  category: action
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
figures:
- id: fig:1
  name_or_label: Yahweh
  description: ''
  role_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: fig:2
  name_or_label: Moses
  description: ''
  role_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: fig:3
  name_or_label: Israel
  description: ''
  role_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: fig:4
  name_or_label: Pharaoh's army
  description: ''
  role_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
roles: []
symbols:
- id: sym:1
  label: sea
  literal_form: sea
  associated_figures: []
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: sym:2
  label: rod
  literal_form: rod
  associated_figures: []
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: sym:3
  label: dry ground
  literal_form: dry ground
  associated_figures: []
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: sym:4
  label: pillar
  literal_form: pillar of fire and of cloud
  associated_figures: []
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
scenes:
- id: scene:1
  label: Exodus 14:13-31
  summary: Moses says Yahweh will fight for Israel. The sea is divided. Israel crosses
    on dry ground. The waters return over Pharaoh's army.
  figure_refs: []
  symbol_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
  label: waters_divided
  taxonomy_refs:
  - waters_divided
  basis: Candidate motif from literal passage evidence.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  confidence: medium
  cautions: Seed extraction; requires later human review.
- id: motif:2
  label: passage_through_waters
  taxonomy_refs:
  - passage_through_waters
  basis: Candidate motif from literal passage evidence.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  confidence: medium
  cautions: Seed extraction; requires later human review.
- id: motif:3
  label: divine_warrior
  taxonomy_refs:
  - divine_warrior
  basis: Candidate motif from literal passage evidence.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  confidence: medium
  cautions: Seed extraction; requires later human review.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
  claim: The passage combines divided waters, dry-ground passage, and divine victory
    over pursuers.
  claim_level: same_motif
  target: pattern atlas
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  counter_evidence_refs: []
  confidence: low
  limitations: Initial corpus-internal claim only; not a cross-cultural conclusion.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
  type: quote
  locator: Exodus 14:13-31
  quote_or_summary: Lift up your rod, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide
    it... the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/biblical/world-english-bible-classic/exodus.md
  rights_note: Public-domain source text.
confidence:
  extraction: medium
  motif_candidates: medium
  comparison_claims: low
  notes: Seed extraction for testing the repository workflow.
reviewer_status:
  status: needs_review
  reviewer: ''
  reviewed_at: ''
  notes: Needs scholarly/human review before being treated as final.
extracted_by: Codex
extracted_at: '2026-04-27'
notes: Initial data seed for Exodus.