How to Pronounce Egypt

What does Egypt mean?

Egypt means “that troubles or oppresses; anguish”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

Where was Egypt?

The land of the Nile and the pyramids, the oldest kingdom of which we have any record, holds a place of great significance in Scripture. The Egyptians belonged to the white race, and their original home is still a matter of dispute. Many scholars believe that it was in Southern Arabia, and recent excavations have shown that the valley of the Nile was originally inhabited by a low-class population, perhaps belonging to the Nigritian stock, before the Egyptians of history entered it. The ancient Egyptian language, of which the latest form is Coptic, is distantly connected with the Semitic family of speech.

Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.

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