Bible Location

Thebes

5 cross references · Modern-day map available

Thebes was one of the great cities of Upper Egypt, later known in some biblical passages as No or No-amon. It is important because prophets invoke it as a symbol of Egyptian power brought low under divine judgment. First appears in Jer 46:25.1

Coordinates

25.70, 32.64

First appears

Jer 46:25

AI summary: Thebes appears in Scripture not mainly through narrative events in Israel's history but through prophetic comparison and warning. Nahum uses the city's fall to challenge Nineveh's false confidence, while Jeremiah and Ezekiel include it within judgments against Egypt. Because Thebes was famous and ancient, its mention signals the humbling of a major world center rather than a minor outpost. The cross references present Thebes as a great Egyptian city whose downfall became a lesson for other powers.1

Latitude

25.70

Longitude

32.64

Bible references

5