Places of the Bible
Syene
Upper Egypt, southern border (Aswan) · Old Testament · 2 verses
Syene was a city at the southern border of Egypt on the Nile, at the site of modern Aswan. It marked Egypt's frontier toward Cush. The name appears in Ezekiel in the King James text.
About Syene
Syene was a city at the southern border of Egypt on the Nile, at the site of modern Aswan. It marked Egypt's frontier toward Cush.
Its place in the story
Ezekiel used Syene to mark the full extent of Egypt in his oracles, from Migdol to Syene. It represented the far southern edge of the land. Its mention underscored that the whole of Egypt lay under God's judgment.
Syene in Scripture (KJV)
Where it leads
Syene as Egypt's boundary shows God's reach over entire nations, part of the sovereign story fulfilled in the universal kingdom of Christ.
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Where is Syene in the Bible?
Syene was a city at the southern border of Egypt on the Nile, at the site of modern Aswan. It marked Egypt's frontier toward Cush. The name appears in Ezekiel in the King James text.
What happened at Syene?
Ezekiel used Syene to mark the full extent of Egypt in his oracles, from Migdol to Syene. It represented the far southern edge of the land. Its mention underscored that the whole of Egypt lay under God's judgment.
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