Biblical place

Where was Egypt?

Land of bondage, refuge, empire, memory, and one of the Bible’s great recurring symbolic geographies.

First appears in Genesis 12:10 · 33 books · 225 chapters

Overview

Egypt is both a historical kingdom and one of the Bible’s great symbolic locations: the house of slavery in Exodus, a place of refuge in famine and flight, and a constant reference point for memory, power, and deliverance.

Egypt is represented in the local geography layer as Ain Shams. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 12:10 and is mentioned across 33 books, with 658 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Mount Sinai

About 313 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 411 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 417 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 417 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 439 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Egypt today

Find the traditionally identified site on a modern map.

Biblical Egypt is best approached today as the Nile world of northeastern Egypt rather than a single stop on a map. Use the point here as a study anchor inside the wider Egyptian landscape.

Egypt is treated here as a wider landscape centered on this study point.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Borders, permits, local access, and the exact identification of biblical landscapes can change.

Modern orientation

Ain Shams

Egypt

30.129°N · 31.308°E

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