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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)

“Behold, therefore I am against thee, and against thy rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate, from the tower of Syene even unto the border of Ethiopia.”
“Thus saith the LORD; They also that uphold Egypt shall fall; and the pride of her power shall come down: from the tower of Syene shall they fall in it by the sword, saith the Lord GOD.”

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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