Variantly: Because of My promise to their father Abraham I will split the sea for them, viz. (Genesis 28:14) "And your seed shall be as the dust of the earth, ufaratzta yamah vakedma", "ufaratzta yamah" intimating the splitting of the sea.
Where God Declares and Your Seed Shall Be as the Dust of the Earth
Mekhilta Tractate Vayehi Beshalach 4:5