Pithom
Also known as Heroónpolis
Pithom (; ; or , and ) was an ancient city of Egypt. References in the Hebrew Bible and ancient Greek and Roman sources exist for this city, but its exact location remains somewhat uncertain. Some scholars identified it as the later archaeological site of Tell el-Maskhuta (). Others identified it as the earlier archaeological site of Tell El Retabeh ().
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9 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Biblical Pithom
- Graeco-Roman Heroöpolis
- Location
- Tell El Retaba
- Wadi Tumilat Project – Tell El Maskhuta
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
Pithom (; ; or , and ) was an ancient city of Egypt. References in the Hebrew Bible and ancient Greek and Roman sources exist for this city, but its exact location remains somewhat uncertain. Some scholars identified it as the later archaeological site of Tell el-Maskhuta (). Others identified it as the earlier archaeological site of Tell El Retabeh ().
==Etymology==
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