{
  "id": "dict_004453",
  "term": "Pi-Beseth",
  "slug": "pi-beseth",
  "letter": "P",
  "entry_type": "biblical_place",
  "entry_family": "theological_term",
  "depth_profile": "standard",
  "short_definition": "An Egyptian city named in Ezekiel’s oracle of judgment; it is commonly identified with Bubastis in the Nile Delta.",
  "simple_one_line": "Pi-Beseth was an Egyptian city mentioned in Ezekiel 30:17.",
  "tooltip_text": "An Egyptian place-name in Ezekiel, usually identified with Bubastis.",
  "aliases": [],
  "scripture_references": [],
  "original_language_terms": [],
  "related_entries": [
    "Egypt",
    "Ezekiel",
    "Bubastis",
    "Pharaoh",
    "prophecy"
  ],
  "see_also": [
    "Ezekiel 30",
    "Nile Delta",
    "ancient Egypt"
  ],
  "lede_intro": "Pi-Beseth is an Egyptian city named in Ezekiel’s prophecy of judgment against Egypt. It is commonly identified with Bubastis in the Nile Delta.",
  "at_a_glance_definition": "Pi-Beseth is a biblical place-name for an Egyptian city mentioned in Ezekiel 30:17.",
  "at_a_glance_key_points": [
    "A real geographic location, not a theological concept",
    "Appears in Ezekiel’s oracle against Egypt",
    "Commonly linked with Bubastis in the Nile Delta",
    "Illustrates God’s judgment on nations and cities"
  ],
  "description_academic_short": "Pi-Beseth appears in Ezekiel 30:17 as one of the Egyptian cities under the Lord’s judgment. The name is commonly linked with Bubastis in the Nile Delta, though the biblical text itself uses the place-name without further explanation.",
  "description_academic_full": "Pi-Beseth is a place-name found in Ezekiel 30:17 within a prophetic oracle announcing judgment on Egypt. The city is commonly identified with Bubastis, an important center in the eastern Nile Delta. In Scripture, Pi-Beseth functions as a geographic reference within the judgment speech rather than as a theological term in its own right. Its inclusion in Ezekiel highlights the reach of divine judgment to named nations and cities.",
  "background_biblical_context": "Ezekiel names Pi-Beseth among the Egyptian cities that would suffer in the Lord’s judgment. The reference serves the prophet’s larger message that Egypt, like every nation, stands accountable before God.",
  "background_historical_context": "Pi-Beseth is usually connected with Bubastis, a prominent city in the Nile Delta known in ancient Egypt. The identification is widely accepted, though the biblical text does not pause to explain the historical background.",
  "background_jewish_ancient_context": "Ancient readers would have recognized the name as an Egyptian city in a prophecy of national judgment. The term itself is geographic, but its biblical setting reinforces the theme that the God of Israel governs the nations.",
  "key_texts_primary": [
    "Ezekiel 30:17"
  ],
  "key_texts_secondary": [
    "None confidently required beyond the primary reference."
  ],
  "original_language_note": "The name is a Hebrew transliteration of an Egyptian place-name. The exact historical identification is commonly taken to be Bubastis, but the biblical form is preserved in Ezekiel.",
  "theological_significance": "Pi-Beseth is significant because it appears in a prophecy showing that the Lord judges nations and cities, not Israel alone. The place-name itself is not a doctrine, but its context reinforces God’s sovereignty over the world.",
  "philosophical_explanation": "As a biblical place-name, Pi-Beseth shows how Scripture ties theological truth to real history and geography. God’s judgment is presented as entering ordinary political and urban life, not remaining abstract.",
  "interpretive_cautions": "Do not treat Pi-Beseth as a theological concept or symbolic code word. The identification with Bubastis is common, but it should be stated as likely rather than absolute unless further evidence is supplied.",
  "major_views_note": "Most interpreters identify Pi-Beseth with Bubastis in the Nile Delta. The main variation concerns the degree of certainty in the identification, not the fact that it is an Egyptian place-name in Ezekiel.",
  "doctrinal_boundaries": "Pi-Beseth supports the biblical doctrine of divine judgment and sovereignty, but it should not be used to build speculative conclusions beyond Ezekiel’s stated prophecy.",
  "practical_significance": "Pi-Beseth reminds readers that God’s rule extends over nations, cities, and cultures. It also encourages careful attention to the historical setting of prophecy.",
  "meta_description": "Pi-Beseth is an Egyptian city named in Ezekiel 30:17, commonly identified with Bubastis in the Nile Delta.",
  "public_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/pi-beseth/",
  "json_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/data/dictionary/pi-beseth.json",
  "final_disposition": "PUBLISH_CANONICAL"
}