Pathros
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Pathros was a place located in Ancient Egypt
. It is mentioned in the Bible
, in the Book of Jeremiah
, chapter 44:1 and 15, Book of Isaiah
11: 11; Book of Ezekiel
29: 14; 30: 14. It is associated with Upper Egypt
.
The name is said to mean "mouthful of dough" and "persuasion of ruin,"http://www.weddingvendors.com/baby-names/meaning/pathros/ but more likely is a Hebraization of the Egyptian "the southern land."http://www.biblicalstudies.org.uk/article_exodus_de-wit.html
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh...
. It is mentioned in the Bible
Bible
The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
, in the Book of Jeremiah
Book of Jeremiah
The Book of Jeremiah is the second of the Latter Prophets in the Hebrew Bible, following the book of Isaiah and preceding Ezekiel and the Book of the Twelve....
, chapter 44:1 and 15, Book of Isaiah
Book of Isaiah
The Book of Isaiah is the first of the Latter Prophets in the Hebrew Bible, preceding the books of Ezekiel, Jeremiah and the Book of the Twelve...
11: 11; Book of Ezekiel
Book of Ezekiel
The Book of Ezekiel is the third of the Latter Prophets in the Hebrew Bible, following the books of Isaiah and Jeremiah and preceding the Book of the Twelve....
29: 14; 30: 14. It is associated with Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt is the strip of land, on both sides of the Nile valley, that extends from the cataract boundaries of modern-day Aswan north to the area between El-Ayait and Zawyet Dahshur . The northern section of Upper Egypt, between El-Ayait and Sohag is sometimes known as Middle Egypt...
.
The name is said to mean "mouthful of dough" and "persuasion of ruin,"http://www.weddingvendors.com/baby-names/meaning/pathros/ but more likely is a Hebraization of the Egyptian "the southern land."http://www.biblicalstudies.org.uk/article_exodus_de-wit.html