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    Pi-hahiroth

    פִּי הַחִירֹת

    Pi-hahiroth was a location near the Red Sea where the Israelites camped before crossing the sea during the Exodus from Egypt.

    Where the story of Pi-hahiroth happensWhere the gazetteer locates Pi-hahiroth, framed to them: Pi-hahiroth. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Pi-hahiroth
    Where the gazetteer locates Pi-hahiroth
    verses
    4
    first named
    Exodus 14:2
    last named
    Numbers 33:8
    feature
    mountain
    coordinates
    30.23°N · 32.47°E
    mountain30.23°N · 32.47°E

    plain near Jabal Jinayfah (OpenBible)

    Scholarship offers 5 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.

    Description

    Pi-hahiroth in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Pi-hahiroth, also known as Hahiroth, was a place mentioned in the account of the Israelites' Exodus from Egypt. After leaving Succoth, the Israelites were instructed by God to turn back and camp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, opposite Baal-zephon (Exod. 14:2). The Egyptians, led by Pharaoh, pursued the Israelites and overtook them as they were camped by the sea, beside Pi-hahiroth, opposite Baal-zephon (Exod. 14:9). It was at this location that God instructed Moses to stretch out his hand over the sea, causing the waters to divide and allowing the Israelites to cross on dry ground (Exod. 14:15-16, 21-22). The Egyptians pursued them into the sea, but God brought the waters back upon them, drowning Pharaoh's entire army (Exod. 14:23-28). The Israelites' journey from Pi-hahiroth is also mentioned in the list of their encampments in Numbers 33:7-8. The exact location of Pi-hahiroth is uncertain, but it was evidently near the Red Sea, and its mention in the Exodus narrative highlights God's power and deliverance on behalf of His people.

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    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 4, across 2 books.

    1. Exodus2 verses

      14:214:9

    2. Numbers2 verses

      33:733:8

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    via Israel’s encampmentBaal-zephonEgyptian location where the Israelites camped before crossing the Red Sea.via Israel’s encampmentEncampmentEncampment is a concept gathering 14 labelled instances in the text.via Israel’s encampmentIsraelPatriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribesvia Israel’s encampmentMigdolA place near the Red Sea where the Israelites camped

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