Biblical place
Where was Pithom?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tell er Retaba.
First appears in Exodus 1:11 · 1 books · 1 chapters
Overview
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell er Retaba.
Pithom is represented in the local geography layer as Tell er Retaba. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Exodus 1:11 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.
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About 78 km away in the local coordinate layer.
About 296 km away in the local coordinate layer.
About 334 km away in the local coordinate layer.
About 340 km away in the local coordinate layer.
About 340 km away in the local coordinate layer.
Where it sits on the map
How to get to Pithom today
Travel to Pithom, the modern-day Tell er Retaba.
Pithom is commonly identified with Tell er Retaba, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.
Pithom is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.
This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.
Key passages
Appears in
1 chapter · 1 verse mention