Zoan = "place of departure"<OL TYPE="1"><LI>an ancient city of lower Egypt called Tanis by the Greeks; located on the eastern bank of the Tanitic branch of the Nile; the capital of the Shepherd dynasty, built 7 years after Hebron and existing before Abraham and the dwelling place of the Pharaoh at the time of the exodus<OL TYPE="a"><LI>modern 'San'</OL></OL>