Dictionary entry

Egypt

R. A. Torrey's New Topical Textbook

Peopled by Mizraim's posterity Ge 10:6,13,14

Boundaries of Eze 29:10

Dry climate of De 11:10,11

Watered by the Nile Ge 41:1-3; Ex 1:22

Inundations of, alluded to Am 8:8

Subject to plague, &c De 7:15; 28:27,60

Sometimes visited by famine Ge 41:30

CALLED

The land of Ham Ps 105:23; 106:22

The South Jer 13:19; Da 11:14,25

Sihor Isa 23:3

Rahab Ps 87:4; 89:10

House of Bondmen Ex 13:3,14; De 7:8

CELEBRATED FOR

Fertility Ge 13:10; 45:18

Wealth Heb 11:26

Literature 1Ki 4:30; Ac 7:22

Fine horses 1Ki 10:28,29

Fine linen, &c Pr 7:16; Isa 19:9

Commerce Ge 41:57; Eze 27:7

Religion of, idolatrous Ex 12:12; Nu 33:4; Isa 19:1; Eze 29:7

Idolatry of, followed by Israel Ex 32:4; Eze 20:8,19

Magic practised in Ex 7:11,12,22; 8:7

Ruled by kings who assumed the name of Pharaoh Ge 12:14,15; 40:1,2; Ex 1:8,22

Under a governor Ge 41:41-44

Had princes and counsellors Ge 12:15; Isa 19:11

AS A POWER WAS

Proud and arrogant Eze 29:3; 30:6

Pompous Eze 32:12

Mighty Isa 30:2,3

Ambitious of conquests Jer 46:8

Treacherous Isa 36:6; 29:6,7

INHABITANTS OF

Superstitious Isa 19:3

Hospitable Ge 47:5,6; 1Ki 11:18

Often intermarried with strangers Ge 21:21; 1Ki 3:1; 11:19; 1Ch 2:34,35

Abhorred shepherds Ge 46:34

Abhorred the sacrifice of oxen, &c Ex 8:26

Not to be abhorred by Israel De 23:7

Might be received into the congregation in the third generation De 23:8

Mode of entertaining in Ge 43:32-34

Diet used in Nu 11:5

Mode of embalming in Ge 50:3

Often a refuge to strangers Ge 12:10; 47:4; 1Ki 11:17,40; 2Ki 25:26; Mt 2:12,13

THE ARMIES OF

Described Ex 14:7-9

Destroyed in the Red Sea Ex 14:23-28

Captured and burned Gezer 1Ki 9:16

Besieged and plundered Jerusalem in Rehoboam's time 1Ki 14:25,26

Invaded Assyria and killed Josiah who assisted it 2Ki 23:29

Deposed Jehoahaz and made Judea tributary 2Ki 23:31-35

Assistance of, sought by Judah against the Chaldees Eze 17:15; Jer 37:5,7

HISTORY OF ISRAEL IN

Their sojourn in it, foretold Ge 15:13

Joseph sold into Ge 37:28; 39:1

Potiphar blessed for Joseph's sake Ge 39:2-6

Joseph unjustly cast into prison Ge 39:7-20

Joseph interprets the chief baker's and the chief butler's dreams Ge 40:5-19

Joseph interprets Pharaoh's dreams Ge 41:14-32

Joseph counsels Pharaoh Ge 41:33-36

Joseph made governor Ge 41:41-44

Joseph's successful provision against the years of famine Ge 41:46-56

Joseph's ten brethren arrive Ge 42:1-6

Joseph recognizes his brethren Ge 42:7,8

Benjamin brought Ge 43:15

Joseph makes himself known to his brethren Ge 45:1-8

Joseph sends for his father Ge 45:9-11

Pharaoh invites Jacob into Ge 45:16-20

Jacob's journey Ge 46:5-7

Jacob, &c presented to Pharaoh Ge 47:1-10

Israel placed in the land of Goshen Ge 46:34; 47:11,27

Joseph enriches the king Ge 47:13-26

Jacob's death and burial Ge 49:33; 50:1-13

Israel increases and are oppressed Ex 1:1-14

Male children destroyed Ex 1:15-22

Moses born and hid for three months Ex 2:2

Moses exposed on the Nile Ex 2:3,4

Moses adopted and brought up by Pharaoh's daughter Ex 2:5-10

Moses slays an Egyptian Ex 2:11,12

Moses flies to Midian Ex 2:15

Moses sent to Pharaoh Ex 3:2-10

Pharaoh increases their affliction Ex 5:1-23

Moses proves his divine mission by miracles Ex 4:29-31; 7:10

Egypt is plagued for Pharaoh's obstinacy Ex 7:14-10:29

The passover instituted Ex 12:1-28

Destruction of the first-born Ex 12:29,30

Israel spoils the Egyptians Ex 12:35,36

Israel driven out of Ex 12:31-33

Date of the Exodus Ex 12:41; Heb 11:27

Pharaoh pursues Israel and is miraculously destroyed Ex 14:5-25

PROPHECIES RESPECTING

Dismay of its inhabitants Isa 19:1,16,17

Infatuation of its princes Isa 19:3,11-14

Failure of internal resources Isa 19:5-10

Civil war and domestic strife Isa 19:2

Armies destroyed by Babylon Jer 46:2-12

Invasion by Babylon Jer 46:13,24; Eze 32:11

Destruction of its power Eze 30:24,25

Destruction of its cities Eze 30:14-18

Destruction of its idols Jer 43:12,13; 46:25; Eze 30:13

Spoil of, a reward to Babylon for services against Tyre Eze 29:18-20

Captivity of its people Isa 20:4; Jer 46:19,24,26; Eze 30:4

Utter desolation of, for forty years Eze 29:8-12; 30:12; 32:15

Allies to share its misfortunes Eze 30:4,6

The Jews who practised its idolatry to share its punishments Jer 44:7-28

Terror occasioned by its fall Eze 32:9,10

Ever to be a base kingdom Eze 29:15

Christ to be called out of Ho 11:1; Mt 2:15

Conversion of Isa 19:18-20

To be numbered and blessed along with Israel Isa 19:23-25

Prophetic illustration of its destruction Jer 43:9,10; Eze 30:21,22; 32:4-6