Tell-Basta - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Tell-Basta - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Bubastis (Bohairic Coptic: Poubasti; Greek: BoubastisHerodotus ii. 59, 137 or BoubastosStrabo xvii. p. 805, Diodorus xvi. 51, Plin. v. 9. s. 9, Ptol. iv. 5. ยง 52.), also known in Arabic as Tell-Basta or in Egyptian as Per-Bast, was an ancient Egyptian city. Bubastis is often identified with the biblical Pi-Beseth ( py-bst, Ezekiel 30:17).Ezek. 30:17. "Youths of Awen and Pi-Beset will fall by the sword; and they (fem) will go into captivity." "they (feminine)" cannot refer to the youths, and so must refer to the cities. Hebrew words meaning "city" are generally feminine (). It was the capital of its own nome, located along the River Nile in the Delta region of Lower Egypt, and notable as a center of worship for the feline goddess Bastet, and therefore the principal depository in Egypt of mummies of cats. Read more on Wikipedia
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