Pithom (Easton)

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Egyptian, Pa-Tum, 'house of Tum,' the sun-god, one of the 'treasure' cities built for Pharaoh Rameses II. by the Israelites (Exodus 1:11 ). It was probably the Patumos of the Greek historian Herodotus. It has now been satisfactorily identified with Tell-el-Maskhuta, about 12 miles west of Ismailia,"> 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 P Bible Dictionaries Pithom 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 Pitcher Next Entry Plague Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Pithom Dictionaries American Tract Society Pithom Easton's Bible Dictionary Pithom Fausset Bible Dictionary Pithom Holman Bible Dictionary Pithom Hitchcock Bible Names Pithom Hastings' BibleDictionary Pithom Morrish Bible Dictionary Pithom Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary Pithom People's Bible Dictionary Pithom Smith Bible Dictionary Pithom Watson's Theological Dictionary Pithom Encyclopedias 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Pithom International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Pithom Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Pithom McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Pithom Pithom (2) The Nuttall Encyclopedia Pithom The Jewish Encyclopedia Pithom Lexicons פִּתֹם Egyptian, Pa-Tum, "house of Tum," the sun-god, one of the "treasure" cities built for Pharaoh Rameses II. by the Israelites ( Exodus 1:11 ). It was probably the Patumos of the Greek historian Herodotus. It has now been satisfactorily identified with Tell-el-Maskhuta, about 12 miles west of Ismailia, and 20 east of Tel-el-Kebir, on the southern bank of the present Suez Canal. Here have recently (1883) been discovered the ruins of supposed grain-chambers, and other evidences to show that this was a great "store city." Its immense ruin-heaps show that it was built of bricks, and partly also of bricks without straw. Succoth ( Exodus 12:37 ) is supposed by some to be the secular name of this city, Pithom being its sacred name. This was the first halting-place of the Israelites in their exodus. It has been argued (Dr. Lansing) that these "store" cities "were residence cities, royal dwellings, such as the Pharaohs of old, the Kings of Israel, and our modern Khedives have ever loved to build, thus giving employment to the superabundant muscle of their enslaved peoples, and making a name for themselves."

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