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There remains little, architecturally, to attest to the glory and grandeur once enjoyed by the city. As the Moslems began to build Cairo, they raided the buildings of Memphis for material, even dismantling the temple of Ptah, which probably was the largest and most opulent structure in the city.
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These dictionary topics are from the Holman Bible Dictionary, published by Broadman & Holman, 1991. All rights reserved. Used by permission of Broadman & Holman.
These dictionary topics are from the Holman Bible Dictionary, published by Broadman & Holman, 1991. All rights reserved. Used by permission of Broadman & Holman.
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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Memphis'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​m/memphis.html. 1991.
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Memphis'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​m/memphis.html. 1991.