Pelusium

Pelusium is a city in the eastern extremes of Egypt's Nile Delta, 30 km to the southeast of Port Said. Alternative names include Pelousion (Greek), Sin (Chaldaic), Seyân (Aramaic), and Tell el-Farama (modern Arabic).

Related Topics:
Egypt - Nile Delta - Port Said - Greek - Chaldaic - Aramaic - Arabic

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It is named (as "Sin, the strength of Egypt") in the Biblical book of Ezekiel, chapter 30:15.

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Biblical - Ezekiel

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It is also the seat of a metropolitan bishopric in the modern-day Eastern Orthodox church.

Related Topics:
Metropolitan - Bishop - Eastern Orthodox

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