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Memphis (נֹף, noph; מֹף, moph). City on the west bank of the Nile River 12 miles south of modern Cairo. The site served as the capital and residence of the kings of Egypt during the majority of biblical history and ancient Egyptian history. The name is derived from the Greek Μέμθεως (Memtheōs) in an attempt to pronounce the Egyptian mn-nfr.

Prior to the exile (587/6 bc), some Judaeans fled to Egypt and settled in Memphis (Jer 44:1). The location is also the subject of some biblical prophecies (Isa 19:13; Jer 2:16; 46:14, 19; Ezek 30:13, 16; Hos 9:6). In these oracles, Memphis is used to refer to the whole nation of Egypt.

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