Pathros was a region in Upper Egypt (southern Egypt) where some Judeans settled after the Babylonian exile.
Also known as Upper Egypt
Pathros was a region located in Upper Egypt, the southern part of the country. It is mentioned several times in the Old Testament, particularly in the context of Judean refugees who fled to Egypt after the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC (Jer. 44:1, 15). The name "Pathros" is derived from the Egyptian word "p-t-rsy," meaning "the southern land." In Isaiah 11:11, Pathros is listed among the places from which God will recover the remnant of His people. Ezekiel prophesied that God would bring judgment upon Egypt and make the land of Pathros a desolation (Ezek. 29:14; 30:14). The biblical references to Pathros indicate that it was a distinct region within Egypt and that it had a significant Judean population during the exilic and post-exilic periods.
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The name generally given to Upper Egypt (the Thebaid of the Greeks), as distinguished from Matsor, or Lower Egypt (Isa. 11:11; Jer. 44:1, 15; Ezek. 30:14), the two forming Mizraim. After the destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar, colonies of Jews settled “in the country of Pathros” and other parts of Egypt.
(region of the south), a part of Egypt, and a Mizraite tribe whose people were called Pathrusim. In the list of the Mizraites the Pathrusim occur after the Naphtuhim and before the Caluhim; the latter being followed by the notice of the Philistines and by the Caphtorim. (Genesis 10:13,14; 1 Chronicles 1:12) Pathros is mentioned in the prophecies of Isaiah, (Isaiah 11:11) Jeremiah (Jeremiah 44:1,15) and Ezekiel. (Ezekiel 29:14; 30:13-18) It was probably part or all of upper Egypt, and we may trace its name in the Pathyrite name, in which Thebes was situated.
Pathrusim, mouthful of dough; persuasion of ruin
PATH'ROS (region of the south), a district of Egypt near Thebes; named, as some suppose, from a town called Ha-hathor, or "the abode of Hathor," the Egyptian Venus. Originally it was ruled by its own kings, independent of Egypt. It was probably the Thebaid of the Greeks and the Said of the Arabs. The country is mentioned in the Prophets, and nearly always in connection with Egypt. Isa 11:11; Isa 19:11-13; Jer 44:1-15; Eze 29:14. Its inhabitants were known as the Pathrusim, the descendants of Ham through Mizraim. Gen 10:14; 1 Chr 1:12.
PATH'ROS (region of the south), a district of Egypt near Thebes; named, as some suppose, from a town called Ha-hathor, or "the abode of Hathor," the Egyptian Venus. Originally it was ruled by its own kings, independent of Egypt. It was probably the Thebaid of the Greeks and the Said of the Arabs. The country is mentioned in the Prophets, and nearly always in connection with Egypt. Isa 11:11; Isa 19:11-13; Jer 44:1-15; Eze 29:14. Its inhabitants were known as the Pathrusim, the descendants of Ham through Mizraim. Gen 10:14; 1 Chr 1:12.
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5 verses in 3 books · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H6624
On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
This is the word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews living in the land of Egypt—in Migdol, Tahpanhes, and Memphis—and in the land of Pathros:
Then all the men who knew that their wives were burning incense to other gods, and all the women standing by—a great assembly—along with all the people living in the land of Egypt and in Pathros, said to Jeremiah,
I will restore Egypt from captivity and bring them back to the land of Pathros, the land of their origin. There they will be a lowly kingdom.
I will lay waste Pathros, set fire to Zoan, and execute judgment on Thebes.
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