Memphis (Easton)

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Only in Hosea 9:6 , Hebrew Moph. In Isaiah 19:13; Jeremiah 2:16; 46:14,19; Ezekiel 30:13,16 , it is mentioned under the name Noph. It was the capital of Lower, i.e., of Northern Egypt. From certain remains found half buried in the sand, the site of this ancient city has been discovered near the"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! StudyLight.org has pledged to help build churches in Uganda. Help us with that pledge and support pastors in the heart of Africa. Click here to join the effort! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter M Bible Dictionaries Memphis Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Melzar Next Entry Memucan Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Memphis Thompson Chain Reference Memphis Dictionaries American Tract Society Memphis Bridgeway Bible Dictionary Memphis Easton's Bible Dictionary Memphis Fausset Bible Dictionary Memphis Holman Bible Dictionary Memphis Hitchcock Bible Names Memphis Hastings' BibleDictionary Memphis Morrish Bible Dictionary Memphis 1910 New Catholic Dictionary Memphis, Tennessee, Diocese of Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary Memphis People's Bible Dictionary Memphis Smith Bible Dictionary Memphis Webster Dictionary Mesprise Mephitism Mephitical (only first 3 shown) Watson's Theological Dictionary Memphis Encyclopedias 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Memphis, Egypt Memphis, Tennessee International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Memphis Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Memphis McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Hemphill, John, D.D. Memphis The Nuttall Encyclopedia Memphis Memphis (2) The Catholic Encyclopedia Memphis The Jewish Encyclopedia Memphis Memphis (2) Lexicons מֹף נף Only in Hosea 9:6 , Hebrew Moph. In Isaiah 19:13 ; Jeremiah 2:16 ; 46:14,19 ; Ezekiel 30:13,16 , it is mentioned under the name Noph. It was the capital of Lower, i.e., of Northern Egypt. From certain remains found half buried in the sand, the site of this ancient city has been discovered near the modern village of Minyet Rahinch, or Mitraheny, about 16 miles above the ancient head of the Delta, and 9 miles south of Cairo, on the west bank of the Nile. It is said to have been founded by Menes, the first king of Egypt, and to have been in circumference about 19 miles. "There are few remains above ground," says Manning (The Land of the Pharaohs), "of the splendour of ancient Memphis. The city has utterly disappeared. If any traces yet exist, they are buried beneath the vast mounds of crumbling bricks and broken pottery which meet the eye in every direction. Near the village of Mitraheny is a colossal statue of Rameses the Great. It is apparently one of the two described by Herodotus and Diodorus as standing in front of the temple of Ptah. They were originally 50 feet in height. The one which remains, though mutilated, measures 48 feet. It is finely carved in limestone, which takes a high polish, and is evidently a portrait. It lies in a pit, which, during the inundation, is filled with water. As we gaze on this fallen and battered statue of the mighty conqueror who was probably contemporaneous with Moses, it is impossible not to remember the words of the prophet Isaiah, 19:13; 44:16-19, and Jeremiah, 46:19."

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• part_of source-manifest/easton — Easton's Bible Dictionary (PD)