Pithom
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Pithom
From Hebrew Pĕthōm, from Egyptian pr-itm “house of (the god) Atum”
Example Sentences
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Holy Writ says the Hebrew slaves "built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses," not pyramids.
From Time Magazine Archive
From the early days of patriarchal history down to the discovery in 1883 of the site of Pithom, a city founded by Rameses II.,
From Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics by King, James
Among the cities he built in the Delta were Ramses and Pithom.
From Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)
The site of Raamses or Ramses, the companion city of Pithom, has still to be discovered.
From The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)
And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Ramses.'
From Asiatic Breezes Students on The Wing by Optic, Oliver
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