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Memphis

From: Boyd's Bible Dictionary: M By: James P. Boyd

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(abode of the good). Ancient Egyptian city (Hos. 9:6⁶For, lo, they are gone because of destruction: Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them: the pleasant places for their silver, nettles shall possess them: thorns shall be in their tabernacles. (Hosea 9:6)), on west bank of Nile, near pyramids and sphinx, and 10 miles south of Cairo. Noph (Isa. 19:13¹³The princes of Zoan are become fools, the princes of Noph are deceived; they have also seduced Egypt, even they that are the stay of the tribes thereof. (Isaiah 19:13); Jer. 2:16¹⁶Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of thy head. (Jeremiah 2:16); Ezek. 30:13-16¹³Thus saith the Lord God; I will also destroy the idols, and I will cause their images to cease out of Noph; and there shall be no more a prince of the land of Egypt: and I will put a fear in the land of Egypt. ¹⁴And I will make Pathros desolate, and will set fire in Zoan, and will execute judgments in No. ¹⁵And I will pour my fury upon Sin, the strength of Egypt; and I will cut off the multitude of No. ¹⁶And I will set fire in Egypt: Sin shall have great pain, and No shall be rent asunder, and Noph shall have distresses daily. (Ezekiel 30:13‑16)).

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