Pithom

Town

Location disputed Tell er Retaba: about 340 km (210 miles) southwest of Jerusalem

Where Scholars Place It

• Tell er Retaba Possible
• Tell el Maskhuta Possible
• Ain Shams Less likely

Pithom in the Bible Dictionary

Named in 1 Verse

• Exodus 1:11 Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.

Locations from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Terrain from Natural Earth and NASA SRTM.