Pi-beseth
Pi-beseth was an Egyptian city that Ezekiel prophesied would experience God's judgment along with other cities in Egypt.
The name Pi-beseth means “abode of the goddess Bahest or Bast”
PlaceOld Testament1 book1 verse
Summary
A location only mentioned at Ezekiel 30:17; only referred to as Pi-beseth (פִּי־בֶ֫סֶת).
Location
- Identified as
- Tell Basteh
- Certainty
- Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
- Coordinates
- 30.573° N, 31.510° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- פִּי־בֶ֫סֶתPi-beseth
Mentions
- The young men of On and Pi-beseth will fall by the sword, and those cities will go into captivity.