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Syene

Easton's Bible Dictionary

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Opening (Ezekiel 29:10; 30:6 ), a town of Egypt, on the borders of Ethiopia, now called Assouan, on the right bank of the Nile, notable for its quarries of beautiful red granite called "syenite." It was the frontier town of Egypt in the south, as Migdol was in the north-east.

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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Syene'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​s/syene.html. 1897.
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