Pithom
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Most likely | Tell er Retaba (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 30.547° N, 31.964° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | Exodus 1:11 |
Pithom is a settlement named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Tell er Retaba (medium confidence; 2 other proposals below).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| Tell er Retaba | medium (42%) | 30.547° N, 31.964° E |
| Tell el Maskhuta | low (17%) | 30.553° N, 32.099° E |
| another name for Heliopolis | very low (2%) | 30.129° N, 31.308° E |
Verses
Exodus
- Exodus 1:11Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.So the Egyptians appointed taskmasters over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor. As a result, they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh.
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.