Daphnae
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Tahpanhes Tahapanes Tehaphnehes Daphnae (ancient Greek) Tell Defenneh |
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| Ancient city | |
 Tahpanhes
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| Coordinates: 30°51′38″N 32°10′17″E / 30.86056°N 32.17139°E | |
| Country |
 Egypt
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| Time zone | EST (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 (UTC) |
Coordinates: 30°51′38″N 32°10′17″E / 30.86056°N 32.17139°E
Tahpanhes (also transliterated Tahapanes or Tehaphnehes; known by the Ancient Greeks as the (Pelusian) Daphnae (Ancient Greek: Δάφναι αἱ Πηλούσιαι), now Tell Defenneh) was a city in Ancient Egypt. It was located on Lake Manzala on the Tanitic branch of the Nile, about 26 km (16 miles) from Pelusium. The site is now situated on the Suez Canal.
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Jews from Jerusalem fled to this place after the death of Gedaliah and settled there for a time (Jeremiah 2:16; 43:7,8,9; 44:1; 46:14; Ezekiel 30:18).
A platform of brickwork, which has been tentatively described as the pavement at the entry of Pharaoh's palace, has been discovered at this place. "Here," says the discoverer, William Flinders Petrie, "the ceremony described by Jeremiah 43:8-10; 'brick-kiln' (i.e. pavement of brick) took place before the chiefs of the fugitives assembled on the platform, and here Nebuchadnezzar II spread his royal pavilion".
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