Location:

• Biblical: mitsrayim (מִצְרַיִם)
• Modern Location: Egypt

Significance:

• First mention: Genesis 12:10 (Abraham sojourns there due to famine)
• Last mention: Revelation (Aigyptos / Αἴγυπτος, symbolically as Sodom and Egypt where the Lord was crucified, Revelation 11:8)
• Symbolic: Bondage, oppression, slavery to sin, the world, place of refuge that turns to tyranny
• Major Events:
  • Abraham's sojourn in Egypt (Genesis 12:10-20)
  • Joseph sold into Egypt, rises to power, brings family there (Genesis 37-50)
  • Israelites enslaved in Egypt (Exodus 1)
  • The ten plagues on Egypt (Exodus 7-12)
  • The Exodus and Red Sea crossing (Exodus 12-14)
  • Flight of the Holy Family to Egypt (Matthew 2:13-15)

People

• Pharaoh (multiple, e.g., of Joseph's time, of Moses' time)
• Joseph (prominent in Egypt)
• Moses (raised in Egypt)
• Aaron
• Miriam
• Potiphar
• Pharaoh's daughter (who raised Moses)

Connections