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4 articles found for “Pihahiroth”

• Pi-hahiroth

  Pi-hahiroth is the place where the Israelites encamped during the Exodus just before crossing the Red Sea. Mentioned in Exodus 14 and Numbers 33, it lay near Egypt's eastern frontier.

• Migdol

  Migdol is an Egyptian place-name derived from the Hebrew word for "tower" or "fortress." It appears as a site near Israel's encampment before the crossing of the Red Sea during the Exodus, and in Jeremiah and Ezekiel it is used as a place-name marking the northern extremity of Egypt.

• Baal-zephon

  Baal-zephon is a place name near the site where the Israelites encamped before crossing the Red Sea during the Exodus. It appears in Exodus 14 and Numbers 33, and its exact location is unknown.

• Exodus 14

  Exodus 14 is the chapter in which the children of Israel, encamped by the sea, are pursued by Pharaoh's army; when Moses stretches out his hand, the sea divides, Israel crosses on dry ground, and the pursuing Egyptian army is covered by the waters.