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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(
house
of Bast). City of Lower
Egypt
, on Pelusiac branch of the
Nile
. Bubastis of the Greeks, noted for its temple of Bast,
goddess
of
fire
(
Ezek. 30:17
17
The young men of Aven and of Pi-beseth shall fall by the sword: and these cities shall go into captivity. (Ezekiel 30:17)
).
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
Place whose young men were to fall by the
sword
and others be carried into
captivity
, mentioned in the
judgment
of
God
upon
Egypt
(
Ezek. 30:17
17
The young men of Aven and of Pi-beseth shall fall by the sword: and these cities shall go into captivity. (Ezekiel 30:17)
). Judged to be the city Bubastis on the
west
bank
of the Pelusiac branch of the
Nile
. Its ruins at
Tell Basta
, 30° 35' N, 31° 30' E, attest its ancient grandeur; pieces of the finest red granite are there, which apparently formed part of a temple.
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Number:
6364
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Transliteration:
Piy-Beceth
Phonic:
pee
Meaning:
of Egyptian origin; Pi-Beseth, a place in Egypt
KJV Usage:
Pi-beseth
Jackson’s
Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names
:
mouth of loathing
Potts’
Bible Proper Names
:
An Egyptian goddess, represented with the head of a cat, Ezek. 30:17. {Bubastis}