Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Banyai Michael" <banyai AT t-online.de>]

>[JSafrem] A horde of 2,000,000 stretching out 100-200 km wouldn't have 
>been able to see the pillar of fire, both because of the distance of 
>most of the Israelites from the pillar and because of the curvature of 
>the earth.

The well known problem in the cinema, if a tall person sits in front of 
us...

May I go the other direction, but you have surely heared about the Tyndall 
phaenomenon. It is a reflection of light, which might enhance far off light 
sources, in highly poluted atmosphere. Like during a volcanic eruption. For 
example of Thera...

Best regards,

Banyai Michael