Zoan

According to the Hebrew Bible, Zoan (Biblical Hebrew: צֹועַן Ṣōʿan) was a city of Egypt in the eastern Nile delta. Book of Numbers 13:22 says that it was built seven years after Hebron was built. Psalm 78:12,43 identifies the "field of Zoan" as the location where Moses performed miracles before a biblical Pharaoh to persuade him to release the Israelites from his service.^[1] The city is also mentioned in Book of Isaiah 19:11, 13, Isaiah 30:4 and Book of Ezekiel 30:14.

The Greek Septuagint in all of these verses uses the Greek name Tánis (Greek: Τάνις). Both Tanis and Tso'an are ultimately derived from the Ancient Egyptian name for Tanis, ḏꜥn.t (Bohairic Coptic ϫⲁⲛⲓ; Sahidic Coptic ϫⲁⲁⲛⲉ; Modern Arabic صان Ṣan).^[2]

References

^ Brugsch, Heinrich Karl (2015) [1879]. A history of Egypt under the pharaohs, derived entirely from the monuments : to which is added a memoir on the Exodus of the Israelites and the Egyptian monuments. Cambridge University Press. p. 394. ISBN 978-1108084734.
^ Simkins, Ronald A. (2000). "Zoan". In Freedman, David Noel; Myers, Allen C. (eds.). Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible. Amsterdam University Press. p. 1423. ISBN 978-90-5356-503-2.

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[1] Brugsch, Heinrich Karl (2015) [1879]. A history of Egypt under the pharaohs, derived entirely from the monuments : to which is added a memoir on the Exodus of the Israelites and the Egyptian monuments. Cambridge University Press. p. 394. ISBN 978-1108084734.

[2] Simkins, Ronald A. (2000). "Zoan". In Freedman, David Noel; Myers, Allen C. (eds.). Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible. Amsterdam University Press. p. 1423. ISBN 978-90-5356-503-2.

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v t e Book of Numbers
Chapters	1–4 4–7 8–12 13–15 16–18 19–22 22–25 25–30 30 31 32 33–36
Parashah	Bemidbar Naso Behaalotecha Shlach Korach Chukat Balak Pinechas Matot Masei
Places	Cities of Refuge Desert of Paran Eshcol Kibroth Hattaavah Levitical city Mount Seir Stations of the Exodus Zoan
People	Agag Ahihud Ahira Ammiel Ammihud Ammishaddai Anak Asriel Balaam Balak Caleb Cozbi Dathan Daughters of Zelophehad Eldad and Medad Eliab The Gatherer Gershon Gilead Joshua Kohathites Korah Levites Merari Merarites Moses Nadab and Abihu Nahshon Nehemiah Nethaneel Og Phinehas The Twelve Spies Tirzah Zimri
Terms	Covenant of salt Manna Nehushtan Ordeal of the bitter water Priestly Blessing Water of lustration
Analysis	Numbers Rabbah Sifre Sifri Zutta Star Prophecy Textual variants
Manuscripts	Ketef Hinnom scrolls 4Q121