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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: Bubastis</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/topical/b/bubastis.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> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><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/b/bubastis.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> > Bubastis</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/b/brutish.htm" title="Brutish">◄</a> Bubastis <a href="/topical/b/bubbling.htm" title="Bubbling">►</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="#isb" title="International Standard Bible Encyclopedia">ISBE</a> • <a href="#cnc" title="Multiversion Concordance">Concordance</a> • <a href="#thes" title="Bible Thesaurus">Thesaurus</a> • <a href="#lib" title="Library">Library</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>Bubastis, known in ancient Egyptian as "Per-Bastet," was a prominent city in the Nile Delta region of Egypt. It served as the capital of the 18th nome (province) of Lower Egypt and was a significant religious and cultural center dedicated to the worship of the goddess Bastet. The city is mentioned in the Bible in the context of prophetic literature, specifically in the book of Ezekiel.<br><br><b>Biblical Reference:</b> <br>Bubastis is indirectly referenced in the Bible in the book of Ezekiel, where the prophet speaks of the judgment upon Egypt. In <a href="/ezekiel/30-17.htm">Ezekiel 30:17</a> , it is written: "The young men of On and Pi-beseth will fall by the sword, and those cities will go into captivity." Pi-beseth is the Hebrew name for Bubastis, indicating its inclusion in the prophetic pronouncements against Egypt.<br><br><b>Historical and Cultural Significance:</b> <br>Bubastis was renowned for its grand temple dedicated to Bastet, the lioness-headed goddess associated with home, fertility, and protection. The city was a hub of religious activity, especially during the annual festival of Bastet, which Herodotus, the Greek historian, described as one of the most significant and joyous celebrations in Egypt. The festival attracted pilgrims from across the nation, highlighting the city's importance in the religious landscape of ancient Egypt.<br><br>The city's strategic location in the Nile Delta made it a vital center for trade and commerce. Its prosperity and influence were reflected in its architectural grandeur, including the temple complex, which was adorned with impressive sculptures and reliefs.<br><br><b>Archaeological Insights:</b> <br>Excavations at the site of Bubastis, modern-day Tell Basta, have uncovered remnants of the temple of Bastet, as well as various artifacts that provide insight into the religious practices and daily life of its inhabitants. The archaeological findings corroborate historical accounts of the city's wealth and significance.<br><br><b>Theological Implications:</b> <br>From a theological perspective, the mention of Bubastis in Ezekiel's prophecy underscores the theme of divine judgment against the nations that opposed Israel. The fall of Bubastis, along with other Egyptian cities, serves as a testament to the sovereignty of God over the nations and His ability to execute judgment according to His divine will.<br><br>The inclusion of Bubastis in the biblical narrative also reflects the interconnectedness of the ancient Near Eastern world, where the destinies of nations were often intertwined. The prophetic literature of the Bible frequently addresses the fate of foreign cities and nations, emphasizing the universal scope of God's plan and the ultimate accountability of all peoples to His righteous standards.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">BUBASTIS</span><p>bu-bas'-tis.<br><br>See <a href="../p/pi-beseth.htm">PI-BESETH</a>.<p><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/lanciani/pagan_and_christian_rome/chapter_ii_pagan_shrines_and.htm"><span class="l">Pagan Shrines and Temples.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Objects offered to [or belonging to] both temples [the temple of Isis and that of<br> <b>Bubastis</b>]:"Seventeen statues; one head of the Sun; four silver images; one <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../lanciani/pagan and christian rome/chapter ii pagan shrines and.htm</font><p><a href="/library/miller/the_yoke/chapter_xxxvii_at_the_well.htm"><span class="l">At the Well</span></a> <br><b>...</b> From the summit of the great towers of <b>Bubastis</b> and Sais the glistening<br> sinuosities of its branches might be discerned for many miles. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter xxxvii at the well.htm</font><p><a href="/library/miller/the_yoke/list_of_characters_and_places.htm"><span class="l">List of Characters and Places</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Sea. Bast,"Bahst, the cat-headed goddess, patron deity of <b>Bubastis</b>. <b>...</b> Io.<br> <b>Bubastis</b>,"Biu-bast'-is, city in lower Egypt near Goshen. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/list of characters and places.htm</font><p><a href="/library/miller/the_yoke/chapter_viii_the_punishment_of.htm"><span class="l">The Punishment of Atsu</span></a> <br><b>...</b> "Horemheb of <b>Bubastis</b>, thy successor, accompanieth these. <b>...</b> "We were set upon by a<br> troop of murdering Bedouins this side of <b>Bubastis</b> and had a pretty fight.". <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter viii the punishment of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/athanasius/select_works_and_letters_or_athanasius/appendix_2.htm"><span class="l">Appendix.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Of Hermon, Bishop of <b>Bubastis</b>, mentioned as present along with Ammonius, Theophilus,<br> and Ammon when the story was told, nothing is known (except that the date <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../athanasius/select works and letters or athanasius/appendix 2.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maspero/history_of_egypt_chaldaea_syria_babylonia_and_assyria_v_2/volume_ii_part_c_the.htm"><span class="l">Volume ii. , Part C. The First Theban Empire</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Public works and new buildings"The restoration of the temples of the Delta: Tanis<br> and the sphinxes of Amenemhait III., <b>Bubastis</b>, Heliopolis, and the temple <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../volume ii part c the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/miller/the_yoke/chapter_xiii_the_coming_of.htm"><span class="l">The Coming of the Pharaoh</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Memphis. It was a flotilla of the rank and wealth of the capital, with<br> that of On, <b>Bubastis</b>, Busiris, and even Mendes and Tanis. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter xiii the coming of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/josephus/the_antiquities_of_the_jews/chapter_3_the_friendship_that.htm"><span class="l">The Friendship that was Between Onias and Ptolemy Philometor; and <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> to be given thee to purge that temple which is fallen down at Leontopolis, in the<br> Nomus of Heliopolis, and which is named from the country <b>Bubastis</b>; on which <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 3 the friendship that.htm</font><p><a href="/library/miller/the_yoke/chapter_ii_under_ban_of.htm"><span class="l">Under Ban of the Ritual</span></a> <br><b>...</b> observed. "Har-hat vaults loftily from the nomarchship of <b>Bubastis</b> to an advisership<br> to the Pharaoh.". <b>...</b> seen.". "Who succeeds him over <b>Bubastis</b>?". <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter ii under ban of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/miller/the_yoke/chapter_xviii_at_masaarah.htm"><span class="l">At Masaarah</span></a> <br><b>...</b> her veins. Har-hat, fan-bearer to the Pharaoh, late governor of <b>Bubastis</b>,<br> drew up his horses and calmly surveyed her. The action <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter xviii at masaarah.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/b/bubastis.htm"><span class="l"><b>Bubastis</b> (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia <b>BUBASTIS</b>. bu-bas'-tis. See PI-BESETH.<br> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Bubastis</b> (1 Occurrence). Ezekiel <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/bubastis.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/pithom.htm"><span class="l">Pithom (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Tum was worshipped at Thebes, at Zoan, and probably at <b>Bubastis</b>, while<br> Heliopolis (Brugsch, Geogr., I, 254) was also called Pa-tum. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/pithom.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/pi-beseth.htm"><span class="l">Pi-beseth (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> the Egyptians. It was called by the Greeks <b>Bubastis</b>. The <b>...</b> of On. Herodotus<br> found the city of <b>Bubastis</b> very beautiful in his day. The <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/pi-beseth.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/pibeseth.htm"><span class="l">Pibeseth (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> the Egyptians. It was called by the Greeks <b>Bubastis</b>. The <b>...</b> of On. Herodotus<br> found the city of <b>Bubastis</b> very beautiful in his day. The <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/pibeseth.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/z/zoan.htm"><span class="l">Zoan (7 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> nose, unlike the features of the native Egyptians, has been regarded by Virchow<br> and Sir W. Flower as Turanian, both at Zoan and at <b>Bubastis</b>; which agrees with <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/z/zoan.htm - 17k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/goshen.htm"><span class="l">Goshen (16 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> The western half, immediately East of the Bubastic branch of the Nile, stretches<br> from Zoan to <b>Bubastis</b> (at both of which cities records of the Hyksos ruler <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/goshen.htm - 19k</font><p><a href="/topical/e/exodus.htm"><span class="l">Exodus (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Dr. Naville has suggested that the court was at <b>Bubastis</b>, not at Zoan, and that<br> the route lay from near Zagazig down Wady Tumeilat-a line well fitted for a <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/e/exodus.htm - 82k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/brutish.htm"><span class="l">Brutish (12 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/brutish.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/tahpanhes.htm"><span class="l">Tahpanhes (7 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> the crown" of Israel's head (2:16), and Ezekiel can speak of its "daughters" (colonies<br> or suburban towns), and names it with Heliopolis and <b>Bubastis</b> when the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/tahpanhes.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/plague.htm"><span class="l">Plague (142 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Egypt. Indeed in the Southeast between Gaza and <b>Bubastis</b> it has occurred<br> so frequently that it may almost be regarded as endemic. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/plague.htm - 49k</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">Bubastis (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 NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/b/bubastis.htm">Bubastis</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/buck.htm">Buck (23 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/l/lively.htm">Lively (5 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/bubastis.htm">Bubastis (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/boiling.htm">Boiling (17 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/l/living.htm">Living (3112 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/boil.htm">Boil (29 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/birds.htm">Birds (125 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/b/brutish.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Brutish"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Brutish" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/b/bubbling.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Bubbling"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Bubbling" /></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>