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Mizraim

Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature

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Miz´raim, or land of Mizraim, the name by which, in Scripture, Egypt is generally designated, apparently from its having been peopled by Mizraim, the son of Ham (Genesis 10). This ancient title is still preserved in Misr, the existing Arabic name of the country [EGYPT].

 

 

 

 

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Kitto, John, ed. Entry for 'Mizraim'. "Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature". https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​kbe/​m/mizraim.html.
 
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