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Memphis

נֹף · noph · H5297מֹף · moph · H4644“abode of the good” Hitchcock's 18698 mentions in 4 books, most in Jeremiah (4)

Where it is

NileNileEgyptEgyptPi-besethPi-besethHanesHanesMigdolMigdolBaal-zephonBaal-zephonMemphisabout 287 km across

29.85° N, 31.25° E · http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memphis%2C_Egypt

Coordinates and map: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding · CC BY 4.0 · drawn without map tiles

Mentioned most in

Jeremiah · 4Ezekiel · 2Isaiah · 1Hosea · 1
Counted from 8 references · STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

About this place

Memphis was an important city in ancient Egypt, located south of modern Cairo. It served as the capital of Egypt during the Old Kingdom period and remained a significant cultural and religious center throughout much of Egyptian history. In the Bible, Memphis is mentioned primarily in the context of prophecies against Egypt. The prophet Isaiah speaks of the princes of Memphis as being deceived and leading Egypt astray (Isaiah 19:13). Jeremiah mentions Memphis as one of the cities where the Jews fled to escape the Babylonian invasion, but he warns that they will not find safety there (Jeremiah 2:16; 44:1; 46:14, 19). Ezekiel prophesies that God will execute judgments against the idols and princes of Memphis (Ezk.30.13, 16). Hosea also refers to Memphis (Moph) as a place where the Israelites will be exiled and will die (Hosea 9:6).

Article: STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

Every mention

8 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)
IsaiahChapter 19: 1 mention1 mention
Isaiah 19:13The princes of Zoan have become fools. The princes of Memphis are deceived. They have caused Egypt to go astray, those who are the cornerstone of her tribes.
JeremiahChapter 2: 1 mentionChapter 44: 1 mentionChapter 46: 2 mentions4 mentions
Jeremiah 2:16The children also of Memphis and Tahpanhes have broken the crown of your head.Jeremiah 44:1The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews who lived in the land of Egypt, who lived at Migdol, and at Tahpanhes, and at Memphis, and in the country of Pathros, saying,Jeremiah 46:14“Declare in Egypt, publish in Migdol, and publish in Memphis and in Tahpanhes; say, ‘Stand up, and prepare, for the sword has devoured around you.’Jeremiah 46:19You daughter who dwells in Egypt, furnish yourself to go into captivity; for Memphis will become a desolation, and will be burned up, without inhabitant.
EzekielChapter 30: 2 mentions2 mentions
Ezekiel 30:13“‘The Lord Yahweh says: “I will also destroy the idols, and I will cause the images to cease from Memphis. There will be no more a prince from the land of Egypt. I will put a fear in the…Ezekiel 30:16I will set a fire in Egypt Sin will be in great anguish. No will be broken up. Memphis will have adversaries in the daytime.
HoseaChapter 9: 1 mention1 mention
Hosea 9:6For, behold, when they flee destruction, Egypt will gather them up. Memphis will bury them. Nettles will possess their pleasant things of silver. Thorns will be in their tents.

What the dictionary says

Only in Hos. 9:6, Hebrew Moph.

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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