How many of Pharaoh's pursuing army survived when the waters returned to their place?
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Correct answer: Not one of them
Exodus 14:28 records that the waters returned and covered the chariots and horsemen. Of the entire army of Pharaoh that had followed the Israelites into the sea, not one survived.
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