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Pharaohs Daughter

Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863)

Three Egyptian princesses, daughters of Pharaohs, are mentioned in the Bible:—

• The preserver of Moses, daughter of the Pharaoh who first oppressed the Israelites. (Exodus 2:6-10) Osborn thinks her name was Thouoris, daughter of Rameses II, others that her name was Merrhis. (B.C. 1531.)

• Bithiah wife of Mered, an Israelite. daughter of a Pharaoh of an uncertain age, probably of about the time of the exodus. (1 Chronicles 4:18) [Pharaoh, No. 5]

• A wife of Solomon. (1 Kings 3:1; 7:8; 8:24) [Pharaoh, 7] (B.C.1000.)

See also: pharaoh

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