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pharaoh (fâr`ō) [Heb., from Egyptian,=the great house], title of the kings of ancient Egypt. Of the pharaohs in the Bible, Shishak is Sheshonk I Sheshonk I (shē`shŏngk), d. c.929 or 924 B.C., king of ancient Egypt, founder of the XXII (Libyan) dynasty. ..... Click the link for more information. , Neco or Necoh is Necho Necho, 609–593 B.C., took advantage of the confusion that followed the fall of Nineveh (612) to invade Palestine and Syria, both of which he took without difficulty. However, Necho's real objective was to reach Haran in time to assist the Assyrians who were under siege by the ..... Click the link for more information. , and Hophra is Apries Apries (ā`prē–ēz), king of ancient Egypt (588–569 B.C.), of the XXVI dynasty; successor of Psamtik II. ..... Click the link for more information. . Many scholars believe that the pharaoh who oppressed the Jews in chapters 1–14 of the Book of Exodus was Seti I Seti II, d. 1205 B.C., one of the kings who reigned briefly after Merneptah in the XIX dynasty, seems to have ruled for about four years. After his reign anarchy set in for a few years until the accession of Ramses III. ..... Click the link for more information. and that his son Ramses Ramses I, d. c.1314 B.C., succeeded Horemheb , the true founder of the XIX dynasty. He died after only one year as king. His son was Seti I , whose son in turn was Ramses II, d. 1225 B.C. Ramses was not the heir to the throne but usurped it from his brother. ..... Click the link for more information. II was the pharaoh of the Exodus. pharaohEpithet applied to Egyptian kings from c. 1500 to 343 BC. The term later evolved into a generic term for all ancient Egyptian kings. Pharaohs were regarded as gods, retaining their divine status even after death. A pharaoh's will was supreme, and he governed by royal decree, with the assistance of viziers. The common people nevertheless judged a pharaoh by his deeds; many were criticized, plotted against, and even deposed and killed. See also Akhenaton; Amenemhet I; Amenhotep II; Amenhotep III; Ramses II; Thutmose III; Tutankhamen. Pharaoh the title of the ancient Egyptian kings Pharaoh had dreams of cattle and corn by which Joseph was able to foretell the future. [O.T.: Genesis 41] See : Dreaming Pharaoh imposed cruel burdens of labor on the Hebrews. [O.T.: Exodus 5] See : Harshness Pharaoh refuses to heed Moses’s mandate from God. [O.T.: Exodus 7:13, 22–23, 8:32, 9:7, 12] See : Obstinacy How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| This fanciful writer pretends that its name was given to it after the passage of the Israelites, when Pharaoh perished in the waves which closed at the voice of Moses. There amid the steam of vegetables and the vapours of acres of "ham and," the crash of crockery, the clatter of steel, the screaming of "short orders," the cries of the hungering and all the horrid tumult of feeding man, surrounded by swarms of the buzzing winged beasts bequeathed us by Pharaoh, Milly steered her magnificent way like some great liner cleaving among the canoes of howling savages. wonders sent 'midst thee, On Pharaoh and his servants too |
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