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    Zoan

    צֹ֫עַן

    Zoan was an ancient Egyptian city where God performed miracles through Moses; it is probably to be identified with Tanis .

    Where the story of Zoan happensZoan, and 1 place the claims reach, framed to them: Zoan, Egypt. 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.ZoanEgypt
    Zoan, and 1 place the claims reach
    verses
    7
    first named
    Numbers 13:22
    last named
    Ezekiel 30:14
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    30.98°N · 31.88°E
    settlement30.98°N · 31.88°E

    Tanis (OpenBible)

    The gazetteer records one identification, and no competing one.

    Description

    Zoan in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Zoan was an ancient city of Egypt, mentioned in several contexts in the Bible. It was one of the cities built by the Israelites during their enslavement in Egypt (Num.13.22). The fields of Zoan were the site of God's miracles and mighty acts during the time of Moses (Psa.78.12,43). The princes of Zoan are described as fools, unable to give wise counsel to Pharaoh (Isa.19.11,13). Zoan is also mentioned as a place where the rebellious Israelites sent messengers, seeking help from Egypt rather than trusting in God (Isa.30.4). Ezekiel prophesied that Zoan would be in terror and face God's judgment (Ezk.30.14). Zoan is most likely to be identified with Tanis, an important city in the Nile Delta region of ancient Egypt. It served as a capital during the 21st and 22nd dynasties.

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    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 7, across 4 books.

    1. Numbers1 verse

      13:22

    2. Psalms2 verses

      78:1278:43

    3. Isaiah3 verses

      19:1119:1330:4

    4. Ezekiel1 verse

      30:14

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    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via LORD’s showing of Wonder and Archers Of EphraimLORDNames or title used to refer to Godvia LORD’s showing of Wonder and Archers Of EphraimShowingShowing is a concept gathering 76 labelled instances in the text.via LORD’s showing of Wonder and Archers Of EphraimWonderWonder is a concept gathering 16 labelled instances in the text.via EgyptBringing Out of IsraelBringing Out of Israel is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via EgyptBrothers’ bringingBrothers’ bringing is an event attested across 3 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via EgyptEgypt AlliesEgypt Allies is a group attested across 3 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via EgyptEgypt Lowly KingdomEgypt Lowly Kingdom is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via EgyptEgyptians and Joseph’s givingEgyptians and Joseph’s giving is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via EgyptEgyptians SlaveryEgyptians Slavery is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.

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    What happened here

    Atlas's reading of each chapter this place appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.

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