On
On, also known as Heliopolis, was an ancient Egyptian city mentioned in the Bible in connection with Joseph's life and prophetic references to Egypt.
The name On means “pain; force; iniquity”
PlaceOld Testament4 books6 verses
Summary
A location first mentioned at Genesis 41:45; referred to as On (אֹן), City of/ Destruction (הֶ֫רֶס עִיר), or Heliopolis (בֵּית שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ).
Location
- Identified as
- Ain Shams
- Certainty
- Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
- Coordinates
- 30.129° N, 31.308° E
Glossary entries
Heliopolis On (Place) Beth-Shemesh City of Destruction City of Destruction
Alternative names
- ηλιουπολεωςHeliopolis
- בֵּית שֶׁ֫מֶשׁHeliopolis
- אֹןOn
- הֶ֫רֶס+H5892G«H5892b=עִירCity of Destruction
Mentions
- Genesis 41:45אֹן · OnPharaoh gave Joseph the name Zaphenath-paneah, and he gave him Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, to be his wife. And Joseph took charge of all the land of Egypt.
- Genesis 41:50אֹן · OnBefore the years of famine arrived, two sons were born to Joseph by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.
- Genesis 46:20אֹן · OnManasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph in the land of Egypt by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.
- Isaiah 19:18הֶ֫רֶס+H5892G«H5892b=עִיר · City of DestructionIn that day five cities in the land of Egypt will speak the language of Canaan and swear allegiance to the LORD of Hosts. One of them will be called the City of the Sun.
- Jeremiah 43:13בֵּית שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ · HeliopolisHe will demolish the sacred pillars of the temple of the sun in the land of Egypt, and he will burn down the temples of the gods of Egypt.’”
- Ezekiel 30:17אֹן · OnThe young men of On and Pi-beseth will fall by the sword, and those cities will go into captivity.