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Egyptian frontier fortress where Israel camped before the Red Sea crossing — "from Migdol to Syene" marked Egypt's full length
EgyptHistorically Verified
Identified with frontier sites in the eastern Nile Delta near the Suez Canal. Egyptian records list a "Migdol" fortress in their eastern defense line, matching the biblical references.
An Egyptian frontier fortress city in the eastern Nile Delta, mentioned both at the start of the Exodus journey as Israel camped "between Migdol and the sea" before the Red Sea crossing (Exodus 14:2; Numbers 33:7) and centuries later as one of the cities where Jewish refugees fled with Jeremiah after Gedaliah's murder (Jeremiah 44:1; 46:14). Ezekiel's oracle against Egypt prophesied desolation "from Migdol to Syene" — meaning from the northern border to the southern border (Ezekiel 29:10; 30:6).
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