The Definition of the word Pi-beseth

Pi-beseth

(Ezek. 30:17), supposed to mean. a cat," or a deity in the form" "of a cat, worshipped by the Egyptians. It was called by the" "Greeks Bubastis. The hieroglyphic name is "Pe-bast", i.e., the" "house of Bast, the Artemis of the Egyptians. The town of Bubasts" "was situated on the Pelusian branch, i.e., the easternmost" "branch, of the Delta. It was the seat of one of the chief annual" festivals of the Egyptians. Its ruins bear the modern name of Tel-Basta.