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cities near Memphis, of which Cairo is the latest, made
it necessary to strengthen the border once more. The
researches of Brugsch have restored the old cities to the
map, but they are merely known as shapeless heaps
untouched by the explorer. A little labour in these
mounds would settle many a curious question that we
dispute about in vain. A single inscribed fragment
would reveal the Egyptian name of Daphnas, and settle
the question whether it was identical with the city to
which Jeremiah came and predicted the very spot where
the king of Babylon should spread his royal tent and set
up his throne before Pharaoh's house (Jer. xliii. 8-10).
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cities near Memphis, of which Cairo is the latest, made
it necessary to strengthen the border once more. The
researches of Brugsch have restored the old cities to the
map, but they are merely known as shapeless heaps
untouched by the explorer. A little labour in these
mounds would settle many a curious question that we
dispute about in vain. A single inscribed fragment
would reveal the Egyptian name of Daphnas, and settle
the question whether it was identical with the city to
which Jeremiah came and predicted the very spot where
the king of Babylon should spread his royal tent and set
up his throne before Pharaoh's house (Jer. xliii. 8-10).
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