Pelusium guarded the eastern approaches to Egypt. Cambyses II defeated Psamtik III near the city in 525 BC, leading to Persian rule. Artaxerxes III recaptured it in 343 BC, and Alexander the Great occupied it in 332 BC during his Egyptian campaign, before the Persian Empire's final collapse. Julius Caesar took Pelusium in 48 BC; Mark Antony controlled it in 41 BC, and Octavian captured it in 30 BC. The city is commonly identified with “Sin” in Ezekiel 30:15 and was also called Senna, Per Armon, Pelusiac, Syen, and Tel Farama. Herodotus reported cat bones scattered across the battlefield after the 525 BC victory. Pelusium was also where the Plague of Justinian began in 541 AD.
Pelusium's Historical Battles and Biblical Connection
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Key facts
- Cambyses II defeated Psamtik III near Pelusium in 525 BC, leading to the Persian conquest of Egypt.
- Artaxerxes III recaptured Pelusium in 343 BC, not 340 BC.
- Alexander the Great occupied Pelusium in 332 BC, not 333 BC.
- Julius Caesar captured Pelusium in 48 BC; Mark Antony controlled it in 41 BC, not 55 BC.
- The Plague of Justinian began at Pelusium in 541 AD before spreading across the eastern Mediterranean.
- Pelusium is commonly identified with 'Sin' in Ezekiel 30:15.
- Pelusium was also called Senna, Per Armon, Pelusiac, Syen, and Tel Farama.
- Herodotus reported cat bones scattered across the battlefield after the 525 BC battle, not fields filled with bones from earlier battles.
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