Overview
The Bible addresses pathros across 5 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Isaiah. Closely related themes include Egypt, Sciences, Migdol and Tahpanhes. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Jeremiah.
Key Bible verses about pathros
Old Testament
Jeremiah
The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews which dwell in the land of Egypt, which dwell at Migdol, and at Tahpanhes, and at Noph, and in the country of Pathros, saying,
Then all the men which knew that their wives had burned incense unto other gods, and all the women that stood by, a great multitude, even all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying,
Ezekiel
And I will bring again the captivity of Egypt, and will cause them to return into the land of Pathros, into the land of their habitation; and they shall be there a base kingdom. habitation: or, birth base: Heb. low
And I will make Pathros desolate, and will set fire in Zoan, and will execute judgments in No. Zoan: or, Tanis
People in the Bible and pathros
Biblical figures whose stories intersect with this theme.
In the Bible dictionary
Studying pathros for yourself
- Begin with Isaiah 11:11, then read the passages below in canonical order.
- Compare how Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Isaiah each treat the theme.
- Consider the lives of Jeremiah and how their stories intersect with it.
- Widen the study to related themes: Egypt, Sciences, Migdol and Tahpanhes.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Bible say about pathros?
The Bible addresses pathros across 5 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Isaiah. Closely related themes include Egypt, Sciences, Migdol and Tahpanhes. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Jeremiah.
How many Bible verses are about pathros?
The Bible references pathros in 5 verses (King James Version).
Where does the Bible first mention pathros?
In canonical order, the first of these passages is Isaiah 11:11: “And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.”
Which people in the Bible are associated with pathros?
Jeremiah.
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