| Ezekiel 30:14
| And I will destroy the land of Phatures, and will make a fire in Taphnis, and will execute judgments in Alexandria.
| Taphnis, or Tanis, famous for the miracles of Moses. (Calmet) --- Alexandria. In the Hebrew No, which was the ancient name of that city, which was afterwards rebuilt by Alexander the Great, and from his name called Alexandria. (Challoner) --- Septuagint, "Memphis or Diospolis;" (Calmet) or Thebes, capital of Higher Egypt; (Bochart) though it seems rather a maritime town, Nahum 3:8. (Calmet)
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