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City of Destruction

Town · today Ain Shams

Location likely Ain Shams: about 420 km (260 miles) southwest of Jerusalem

Where Scholars Place It

  • Ain Shams Likely
  • Tell el Yahudiye Possible

Named in 1 Verse

  • Isaiah 19:18 In that day shall five cities in the land of Egypt speak the language of Canaan, and swear to the LORD of hosts; one shall be called, The city of destruction.

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