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Pi-hahiroth

Pi-hahiroth, a stop on the Exodus: Egypt to the Edge of the Land, on the map, with its verse.

Pi-hahirothJerusalemBethlehemRamesesSuccothEthamMarahElimThe wilderness of SinHazerothKadeshMount HorJUDAEASalt Sea

What happened at Pi-hahiroth in the Bible?

The camp with the sea in front and Pharaoh's army behind, and God had led them there on purpose. Moses told them, "stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD" (Exod 14:13), and "the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left" (Exod 14:22). The way out of Egypt went through the Red sea, and no one walked it by his own strength.

In the text

Pi-hahiroth · Tell Defenneh

Shown at Tell Defenneh, 30.86° N, 32.17° E.

The site is not known. It is shown beside Baal-zephon, as Exodus 14:2 places it, at one proposed site among several.

  • Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over against Baal-zephon: before it shall ye encamp by the sea.

    Exodus 14:2

On this journey

Stop 4 of 14 · Rameses to the plains of MoabThe Exodus: Egypt to the Edge of the Land

Questions

Where is Pi-hahiroth?

The atlas shows it at Tell Defenneh, 30.86° N, 32.17° E. The site is not known. It is shown beside Baal-zephon, as Exodus 14:2 places it, at one proposed site among several.

Also on this journey

Coastlines, lakes and rivers from Natural Earth (public domain). Place locations from OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding, licensed CC BY 4.0.

Coastlines are today’s. Routes join the places the text names in order, so the lines between them are approximate. Verse text is the King James Version.