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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0;"/><title>Topical Bible: Pi-Beseth</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/topical/p/pi-beseth.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/newtopical.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/topical/vmenus/ezekiel/30-17.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmcde/p/pi-beseth.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/topical/">Topical</a> > Pi-Beseth</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/topical/p/pibe'seth.htm" title="Pibe'seth">◄</a> Pi-Beseth <a href="/topical/naves/p/pi-beseth--prophesied_against_by_ezekiel.htm" title="Pi-Beseth: Prophesied Against by Ezekiel">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse">Jump to: <a href="#hit" title="Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary">Hitchcock's</a> • <a href="#amt" title="American Tract Society Bible Dictionary">ATS</a> • <a href="#isb" title="International Standard Bible Encyclopedia">ISBE</a> • <a href="#eas" title="Easton's Bible Dictionary">Easton's</a> • <a href="#cnc" title="Multiversion Concordance">Concordance</a> • <a href="#thes" title="Bible Thesaurus">Thesaurus</a> • <a href="#heb" title="Strong's Hebrew Concordance">Hebrew</a> • <a href="#sub" title="Subtopics">Subtopics</a> • <a href="#rel" title="Related Terms">Terms</a></div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><a name="te" id="te"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Encyclopedia</div><b>Overview:</b> <br>Pi-beseth, also known as Bubastis, is an ancient city located in the eastern Nile Delta of Egypt. It is mentioned in the Bible in the context of prophetic judgments against Egypt. The city was known for its worship of the goddess Bastet, often depicted as a lioness or a domestic cat, which played a significant role in the religious life of the Egyptians.<br><br><b>Biblical Reference:</b> <br>Pi-beseth is mentioned in the book of Ezekiel as part of a prophecy against Egypt. In <a href="/ezekiel/30-17.htm">Ezekiel 30:17</a> , it states, "The young men of On and Pi-beseth will fall by the sword, and those cities will go into captivity." This passage is part of a larger oracle where the prophet Ezekiel foretells the downfall of Egypt and its cities due to their idolatry and opposition to the God of Israel.<br><br><b>Historical and Cultural Context:</b> <br>Pi-beseth, or Bubastis, was a prominent city during the time of the New Kingdom and later periods in Egyptian history. It served as the capital of the 18th nome (province) of Lower Egypt. The city was renowned for its grand temple dedicated to Bastet, the goddess of home, fertility, and protection. The annual festival of Bastet, held in Pi-beseth, was one of the most popular and widely attended events in ancient Egypt, drawing visitors from across the region.<br><br>The worship of Bastet in Pi-beseth highlights the city's significance as a religious center. Bastet was revered as a protective deity, and her association with cats symbolized grace and power. The city's devotion to Bastet is reflected in the archaeological remains, which include numerous cat statues and artifacts related to the goddess.<br><br><b>Archaeological Insights:</b> <br>Excavations at the site of Pi-beseth have uncovered substantial remains of the temple of Bastet, as well as residential areas and burial sites. The city's layout and architecture provide insights into the urban planning and religious practices of ancient Egypt. The temple complex, with its grand entrance and sacred lake, underscores the importance of Bastet worship in the city's daily life.<br><br><b>Theological Significance:</b> <br>From a theological perspective, the mention of Pi-beseth in Ezekiel's prophecy serves as a reminder of the consequences of idolatry and the sovereignty of God over all nations. The judgment pronounced upon Pi-beseth and other Egyptian cities illustrates the biblical theme of divine retribution against those who oppose God's will and engage in false worship.<br><br>The prophecy against Pi-beseth also reflects the broader narrative of God's dealings with the nations surrounding Israel. It emphasizes the belief that God's authority extends beyond the borders of Israel and that He holds all nations accountable for their actions.<br><br><b>Conclusion:</b> <br>While Pi-beseth is only briefly mentioned in the Bible, its inclusion in the prophetic literature highlights the interconnectedness of the ancient world and the pervasive influence of idolatry. The city's historical and religious significance provides a backdrop for understanding the biblical narrative and the unfolding of God's plan in history.<a name="hit" id="hit"></a><div class="vheading2">Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Pi-Beseth</span><p>abode of the goddess Bahest or Bast<a name="amt" id="amt"></a><div class="vheading2">ATS Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Pi-Beseth</span><p>A city of Egypt, called by the Greeks Bubastos, and containing a famous temple of the goddess Bubastis, who was compared to the Diana of Southern Europe. This temple was annually visited by immense multitudes. The ruins of Pi-beseth, on the eastern arm of the Nile near the ancient canal to Suez, consist of extensive mounds of bricks and broken pottery, <a href="/ezekiel/30-17.htm">Ezekiel 30:17</a>. </p><a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>(<a href="/ezekiel/30-17.htm">Ezek. 30:17</a>), supposed to mean. "a cat," or a deity in the form of a cat, worshipped by the Egyptians. It was called by the Greeks Bubastis. The hieroglyphic name is "Pe-bast", i.e., the house of Bast, the Artemis of the Egyptians. The town of Bubasts was situated on the Pelusian branch, i.e., the easternmost branch, of the Delta. It was the seat of one of the chief annual festivals of the Egyptians. Its ruins bear the modern name of Tel-Basta. <a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">PI-BESETH</span><p>pi-be'-seth (pi-be'seth;(pi-bheceth; Septuagint Bubastos; Egyptian Pi-Basht, "the house of Basht," the cat-headed goddess; the Egyptian form is usually Ha-Basht; it is doubtful if the form Pi-Basht has yet been found): A city of ancient Egypt. The only occurrence of the name of this place in the Old Testament is in <a href="/ezekiel/30-17.htm">Ezekiel 30:17</a>; where it is coupled with Aven, i.e. On (Heliopolis).<br><br>1. Location:<br><br>Pi-beseth was on the western bank of the Pelusiac branch of the Nile, about 40 miles North of Memphis, about 15 miles Northeast of On. Herodotus found the city of Bubastis very beautiful in his day. The annual festival of the goddess, Basht, was celebrated here with revolting license, similar to that of the festival of Syyid el-Bedawer now kept in TanTa.<br><br>2. Exploration:<br><br>Pi-beseth was explored by Professor Naville under the Egyptian Exploration Society in 1887-90. There were uncovered ruins of Egypt from the IVth Dynasty of the Old Empire, from the Middle Empire, an important Hyksos settlement, and ruins from the New Empire down to the end, and even from Roman times. The most unique discovery at Pi-beseth, one of the most unique in all Egypt, is the cemetery of cats. These cats, the animal sacred to Basht, were mummified at other places in Egypt, but at Pibeseth they were burned and the ashes and bones gathered and buried in great pits lined with brick or hardened clay. Bones of the ichneumon were also found mixed with those of the cats in these pits (Egypt Exploration Fund Report, 1891).<br><br>M. G. Kyle<p><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/6364.htm"><span class="l">6364. <b>Pi</b>-<b>beseth</b> -- a place in Egypt</span></a><br><b>Pi</b>-<b>beseth</b>. 6363b, 6364. <b>Pi</b>-<b>beseth</b>. 6365 . a place in Egypt. Transliteration:<br> <b>Pi</b>-<b>beseth</b> Phonetic Spelling: (pee beh'-seth) Short Definition: <b>Pi</b>-<b>beseth</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6364.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/p/pibeseth.htm"><span class="l"><b>Pibeseth</b> (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> The most unique discovery at <b>Pi</b>-<b>beseth</b>, one of the most unique in all Egypt, is <b>...</b> to<br> Basht, were mummified at other places in Egypt, but at <b>Pibeseth</b> they were <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/pibeseth.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/pi-beseth.htm"><span class="l"><b>Pi</b>-<b>beseth</b> (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>Pi</b>-<b>beseth</b>. <b>Pibeseth</b>, <b>Pi</b>-<b>beseth</b>. Pibe'seth . Easton's Bible Dictionary (Ezek. <b>...</b><br> (See JPS BBE YLT NAS). <b>Pibeseth</b>, <b>Pi</b>-<b>beseth</b>. Pibe'seth . Reference Bible. <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/pi-beseth.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/pibe'seth.htm"><span class="l">Pibe'seth (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Ezekiel 30:17 The young men of Aven and of <b>Pibeseth</b> shall fall by the sword; and<br> these cities shall go into captivity. (See RSV). <b>Pi</b>-<b>beseth</b>, Pibe'seth. Pick <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/pibe'seth.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/bubastis.htm"><span class="l">Bubastis (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> See <b>PI</b>-<b>BESETH</b>. Multi-Version Concordance Bubastis (1 Occurrence). Ezekiel 30:17<br> The young men of Aven and of <b>Pibeseth</b> shall fall by the sword; and these cities <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/bubastis.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/pi.htm"><span class="l">Pi (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/pi.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/aven.htm"><span class="l">Aven (10 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Ezekiel 30:17 The young men of Aven and of <b>Pibeseth</b> shall fall by the sword; and<br> these cities shall go into captivity. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/aven.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/y/youths.htm"><span class="l">Youths (28 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> wood. (DBY YLT NAS). Ezekiel 30:17 The youths of Aven and <b>Pi</b>-<b>Beseth</b> by sword<br> do fall, And these into captivity do go. (YLT). Daniel <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/y/youths.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/o/on.htm"><span class="l">On (40792 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> name Beth-shemesh. Ezekiel speaks of an Aven ('awen) (Ezekiel 30:17), where<br> it is mentioned with <b>Pibeseth</b> (Bubastis). Aven in this <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/o/on.htm - 17k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/phibeseth.htm"><span class="l">Phibeseth</span></a><br><b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia PHI-BESETH. fi'-be-seth,<br> fib'-e-seth (pi-bheceth). See <b>PI</b>-<b>BESETH</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/phibeseth.htm - 6k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Pi-beseth (1 Occurrence)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/30-17.htm">Ezekiel 30:17</a></span><br />The young men of Aven and of Pibeseth shall fall by the sword; and these cities'shall go into captivity.<br /><span class="source">(See JPS BBE YLT NAS)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/p/pi-beseth.htm">Pi-Beseth</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/p/pi-beseth--prophesied_against_by_ezekiel.htm">Pi-Beseth: Prophesied Against by Ezekiel</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/pi-beseth.htm">Pi-beseth (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/pick.htm">Pick (37 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/p/pibe'seth.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Pibe'seth"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Pibe'seth" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/naves/p/pi-beseth--prophesied_against_by_ezekiel.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Pi-Beseth: Prophesied Against by Ezekiel"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Pi-Beseth: Prophesied Against by Ezekiel" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>