Pi-hahiroth
Pi-hahiroth was a location near the Red Sea where the Israelites camped before crossing the sea during the Exodus from Egypt.
The name Pi-hahiroth means “the mouth; the pass of Hiroth”
PlaceOld Testament2 books4 verses
Summary
A location first mentioned at Exodus 14:2; referred to as Hahiroth (פִּי הַחִירֹת).
Location
- Identified as
- within 1 km of Baal-zephon
- Certainty
- Uncertain (22% of scholarship) · 6 other possible locations
- Coordinates
- 30.861° N, 32.171° E
Events
Dates are approximate
- Wilderness Wanderingsc. 1491 BC
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- הַחִירֹתHahiroth
- פִּי הַחִירֹתPi-hahiroth
Mentions
- Exodus 14:2הַחִירֹת · Hahiroth; פִּי הַחִירֹת · Pi-hahiroth“Tell the Israelites to turn back and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea. You are to encamp by the sea, directly opposite Baal-zephon.
- Exodus 14:9הַחִירֹת · Hahiroth; פִּי הַחִירֹת · Pi-hahirothThe Egyptians—all Pharaoh’s horses and chariots, horsemen and troops—pursued the Israelites and overtook them as they camped by the sea near Pi-hahiroth, opposite Baal-zephon.
- Numbers 33:7הַחִירֹת · Hahiroth; פִּי הַחִירֹת · Pi-hahirothThey set out from Etham and turned back to Pi-hahiroth, opposite Baal-zephon, and they camped near Migdol.
- Numbers 33:8הַחִירֹת · Hahiroth; פִּי הַחִירֹת · Pi-hahirothThey set out from Pi-hahiroth and crossed through the sea, into the wilderness, and they journeyed three days into the Wilderness of Etham and camped at Marah.