Biblical place
Where was Egypt?
Land of bondage, refuge, empire, memory, and one of the Bible’s great recurring symbolic geographies.
First appears in Genesis 12:10 · 33 books · 225 chapters
Overview
Egypt is both a historical kingdom and one of the Bible’s great symbolic locations: the house of slavery in Exodus, a place of refuge in famine and flight, and a constant reference point for memory, power, and deliverance.
Egypt is represented in the local geography layer as Ain Shams. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 12:10 and is mentioned across 33 books, with 658 verse references collected into the glossary index.
Key passages
Appears in
26 chapter s · 131 verse mentions
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10 chapter s · 23 verse mentions
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