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Syene
American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
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A city on the southern frontiers of Egypt, towards Ethiopia, between Thebes and the cataracts of the Nile, and now called Assouan. Pliny says it stands in a peninsula on the eastern shore of the Nile; that is was mile in circumference, and had a Rome garrison. "From Migdol," the tower, "unto Syene," denotes the whole length of Egypt from north to south, Ezekiel 29:10; 30:6 . Few remains of the ancient city are now extant. In its vicinity are quarries of the Egyptian granite called Syenite, which furnished the material for numerous obelisks and colossal statues.
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These files are public domain and are a derivative of the topics are from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary published in 1859.
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Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Syene'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ats/s/syene.html. 1859.
Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Syene'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ats/s/syene.html. 1859.
