Pithom

A written article for Pithom is still to come. Below and alongside: where Pithom appears in Scripture, with the original words, places on the map and any dates on record.

  • Pithom
  • Pithom (Tell el Maskhuta)
  • Pithom (another name for Heliopolis)

Original word

  • פִּתֹם pithom
    H6619
Citations
“Pithom.” OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data. openbible.info/geo/ancient/pithom. OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data · CC BY 4.0 Accessed 2026-07-21.
“Pithom.” OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data. openbible.info/geo/ancient/pithom. OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data · CC BY 4.0 Accessed 2026-07-21.
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Where Pithom appears in Scripture

Exodus 1

וַיָּשִׂימוּ עָלָיו שָׂרֵי מִסִּים לְמַעַן עַנֹּתוֹ בְּסִבְלֹתָם וַיִּבֶן עָרֵי מִסְכְּנוֹת לְפַרְעֹה אֶת-פִּתֹם וְאֶת-רַֽעַמְסֵֽס׃
11
Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.