Some Bible translations render Shihor as “the Nile” (e.g., NRSV, ESV, NET), and Jeremiah’s parallel between Shihor and the Euphrates later in the verse might incline one to think a river is intended. However, in Papyrus Anastasi III (dated to c. 1200 BC), Shihor is referenced together with another border lake, Pa-Tjufy. The Egyptian word Tjufy is a cognate with Hebrew suf (“reeds” or “rushes”) and has been associated with Yam Suf (“Sea of Reeds”) of the Exodus tradition.
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