Zoan
Zoan was an ancient Egyptian city where God performed miracles through Moses; it is probably to be identified with Tanis .
The name Zoan means “motion”
PlaceOld Testament4 books7 verses
Summary
A location first mentioned at Numbers 13:22; only referred to as Zoan (צֹ֫עַן).
Location
- Identified as
- Tanis
- Certainty
- Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
- Coordinates
- 30.977° N, 31.880° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- צֹ֫עַןZoan
Mentions
- They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, dwelled. It had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.
- He worked wonders before their fathers in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan.
- …when He performed His signs in Egypt and His wonders in the fields of Zoan.
- The princes of Zoan are mere fools; Pharaoh’s wise counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the wise, a son of eastern kings”?
- The princes of Zoan have become fools; the princes of Memphis are deceived. The cornerstones of her tribes have led Egypt astray.
- For though their princes are at Zoan and their envoys have arrived in Hanes,
- I will lay waste Pathros, set fire to Zoan, and execute judgment on Thebes.