Asenath, mysterious wife of joseph of egypt women in the bible. Pharaoh, the wife of smiths bible names dictionary. Josephus identified pharaohs daughter as thermuthis. Copyright 1991 by westminster theological seminary, cited with permission. What title or titles did the wife of a pharaoh have.
Joseph presenting his father and brethren to pharaoh. Without her, the hebrews would never have left egypt and settled in canaan. Genesis 12 american standard version books of the bible. This name probably means the salvation of the world, but various other proposals have also been. Bible verses about pharaoh 200 passages king james version. Study guide for genesis 41 by david guzik blue letter bible. How come in the bible they only mention the word pharaoh but. Because of her, abraham rises in the pharaoh s favor and acquires livestock and servants. Genesis 39 niv joseph and potiphars wife now bible gateway. She thus decided to name her rahpitop, which is the reversed form of the word potiphar. Her name may have the same root as the word satan in hebrew or sotah unfaithful wife. Bible verses about pharaoh 200 passages king james. The egyptian pharaohs with joseph bible study biblewise.
This is analogous to the name theodoregods gift in the western world. The principle consort of ramesses ll was nefertari, also known as nefertari meritmut nefertari means beautiful companion and meritmut means beloved of the goddess mut. Eve engelbrite did an amazing job in researching for this book. What was the name of the wife of ramses ii, who accepted. Tammie harrower in order to name the unnamed pharaohs of the bible, i had. The story of the african wife of potiphar who tries to seduce joseph, jacobs. While this connection may be common in pop culture, the bible. Joseph is successful and, among other favours, pharaoh arranges that joseph marry a highborn egyptian woman called asenath. The medieval sefer hayashar, a commentary on the torah, gives potiphars wifes name as zuleikha, as do many islamic traditions thus the persian poem called yusuf and zulaikha from jami s haft awrang seven thrones. Joseph and potiphars wife now joseph had been taken down to egypt. This list does not preach at all, but is simply a brief examination of the stories from the bible that make it a well known and talkedabout book in world literature.
Genesis 3941 nlt joseph in potiphars house when bible. She was the daughter of potiphera, the priest of on. Pharaohs daughter, who drew moses out of the water, is known as bithiah in jewish tradition identifying her with the pharaohs daughter bithiah in 1 chronicles 4. These include unnamed pharaohs in the accounts of the israelite settlement in egypt, the subsequent oppression of the israelites, and during the period of the exodus, as well as a number of later rulers. She is called queen, and her name, tahpenes, is given. While pharaohs daughter was walking along the riverside she found him and raised him as her son. The great pharaoh thutmosis iii would have been the pharaoh named in the bible as shishak who looted jerusalem. Joseph and potiphars wife is a 1634 etching by rembrandt bartsch 39. At the core of each is the story of a biblical patriarch, who has come to be in. Potiphars wife tried to seduce joseph, who eluded her advances.
According to the documentary hypothesis, the story of potiphar and his wife is. Several factors make it hard to identify him with certainty. Pharaoh, the wife of smiths bible dictionary bible. I think the reason people think no pharaohs are named in the bible is because of the famously u.
When pharaoh takes abram s wife sarai into his palace, yahweh sends him a plague gen 12. Most scholars agreed that she was the only daughter of pharaoh. The first mention in the bible of a proper name with the title pharaoh is the case of pharaohnecho, who is also called necho simply. The wife of one pharaoh, the king who received hadad the edomite, is. Asenath has two sons who will be essential to the israelites later.
Potiphar also known as aziz in islam, is a figure in the hebrew bible and the quran. The book of ruth was written at a time when ordinary jewish families were trying to. However, in the bible, she is only referred to as pharaoh s daughter and is never named. The name most commonly associated with the pharaoh of the exodus is ramses often spelled as ramesses or rameses. No woman alive can possibly be all that but just like the husband needs supernatural power from god to love his wife like christ loved the church. After simeon and levi slaughtered the men of shechem, dinah refused to go with them unless someone married her and raised the child of prince chamor. Wifesister narratives in the book of genesis wikipedia. The name of the pharaoh who opposed moses in the book of exodus is one of the most hotly debated subjects in bible scholarship. Pharaoh discussed most often in the books of exodus 90, genesis 65 and ezekiel. The nameless african wife of potiphar and her contribution to. In many history books, pharaoh s daughter is referred to thermusthis, myrrina, and mercis. The tragic life of ankhesenamun was well documented in the ancient reliefs and paintings of the reign of her parents, the pharaoh akhenaten and his great royal wife nefertiti, until the death of tutankhamun when the young queen seems to have disappeared from the.
Seeing a basket floating by, she called to her swimmers to. Pharaoh saw that joseph was filled with the spirit of god. Scholars think pharaoh makes joseph vizier of egypt, giving him ultimate responsibility. Tomb wall depicting queen nefertari, the great royal wife of ramesses ll. Pharaoh listens to josephs interpretation of his dream. King pharaoh who opposed mosesarrogant egyptian ruler. And the lord plagued pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of sarai. May 20, 2018 the name of the pharaoh who opposed moses in the book of exodus is one of the most hotly debated subjects in bible scholarship. Potiphar or potiphera is an egyptian name meaning he whom the god ra has given.
The unnamed pharaoh, through his princes, hears of the beauty of abrahams wife sarah who is summoned to meet him. Pharaoh, the wife of definition and meaning bible dictionary. Pharaoh gives joseph the daughter of potiphera, priest of on, to be his wife. He is the captain of pharaohs guard who is said to have purchased joseph. Scholars disagree on the actual date of the hebrews escape from egypt, some placing it at 1446 b. His master was a wealthy officer in pharaohs service, potiphar. King james bible dictionary reference list pharaoh. Nov 01, 20 when faced with a question not specifically answered in a single verse of the bible or a few simple scriptures, i often turn to scholarly answers in bible dictionaries andor bible encyclopedias. Other scholars suggested that the royal princess who rescued moses was named myrrina or mercis.
After discovering sarah s true relationship to abraham as a result of plagues sent by yahweh, the pharaoh chooses not to take her as his. In genesis, the pharaoh is constantly doing yahweh s bidding or suffering at his hand. This is the name used in movies such as the ten commandments, the prince of egypt, and exodus. The bible narrative depicted a princess who was decisive and had a firm will. This king was of the saite twentysixth dynasty, of which manetho makes him either the fifth or the sixth ruler. The tanakh or old testament of the bible makes reference to various pharaohs kings of egypt.
Although the bible never records her name, the jewish historian josephus writing in the first century does. Her marriage to solomon may have been the cause of the increased trade with egypt talked about in1 kings 10. According to the holy bible, when pharaoh sought to slay all the hebrew male babies god saved moses by having pharaohs daughter adopt the baby as her own child. It shows that the bible is not a foreign book to africa and africans as some. And pharaoh said unto joseph, i am pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of egypt. Zipporah, wife of moses in the bible, a determined woman. And the lord plagued pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of sarai abram s wife.
Sarah thus becomes part of pharaohs house, but god sends a plague. Zipporahs quick thinking and awareness of gods presence saved the life of moses. English revised version and pharaoh called josephs name zaphenathpaneah. If this is a hyksos pharaoh, it should be a priest of set. The princes also of pharaoh saw her, and commended her before pharaoh. Sarah blake, author of naamah sarah blakes new book retells the biblical flood from the point of view of noahs wife who never has a name in the bible. Pharaoh is so impressed by josephs shrewd intelligence that he employs him to reorganize grain supplies for egypt.
Now a man from the house of levi went and took as his wife a levite woman. The bible makes reference to various pharaohs of egypt. Then he expands his decree by putting joseph in charge of the whole land of egypt. Eastons bible dictionary is one of my favorites, and it describes three distinct pharaohs daughters. The tragedy of queen ankhesenamun, sister and wife of. Kings of egypt usually had several wives, and each of them would have had different titles. Despite appearing prominently in genesis 94x and exodus 115x, these books never provide his name. No name is given for the pharaoh, and some hypotheses have been. Apr, 2014 everyone has heard of the famous boy king, tutankhamun, but the name of his beloved sister and wife ankhesenamun is rarely uttered. Her misbehaviour brought joseph to the notice of pharaoh and josephs. Few figures in the hebrew bible have generated more interest and scholarly discussion than the egyptian pharaoh. And when joseph left pharaohs presence, he inspected the entire land of egypt.
One of the most challenging aspects of the study of the exodus story is the attempt to associate it with a specific king in egyptian history, because the biblical text does not provide the name of the stubborn king of egypt who defies the god of israel, but only refers to him as pharaoh. This effectively makes him chief of the entire land, another term for. Pharaohs daughter, thermthis, was walking along the river bank. Pharaohs are mentioned in the old testament barry identifies five of them, just by a hebrew version of their spelling. Darby bible translation and pharaoh called josephs name zaphnathpaaneah, and gave him as wife asnath the daughter of potipherah the priest in on. G odly wives are such a blessing to any man and greatly blessed is that family with a godly mother, however it is totally unfair to compare any woman with the standard given in proverbs chapter 31. I and queen patareshnes and their sons, and then married the queens sister i kings 11. It is clearly one of the most controversial books in modern times though perhaps not so much for its content as the actions of some who interpret it. Though some variations of her story exist, the general consensus among jews, christians, and muslims is that she is the adoptive mother of the prophet moses. Jan 28, 2010 the resulting shortened chronology described in this book identifies pharaoh hatshepsut as the queen of sheba, while her sister neferbity was probably the daughter of pharaoh thutmosis i whom king solomon married. Pharaoh has unusual dreams about seven cows and seven heads of grain. Potiphar, an egyptian who was one of pharaohs officials, the captain of the. When abram was ninetynine years old the lord appeared to abram and said to him, i am god almighty.
The pharaoh s daughter later named the baby moses, and he grew up to become the greatest leader and teacher in the history of the jews. After recognizing josephs wisdom and discernment, pharaoh puts him in charge of his whole palace everything except his throne. And he gave him as a wife asenath, the daughter of potipherah priest of on. Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of sarai abrams wife. This is the first mention in the bible of the holy spirit coming upon a man. Some scholars think that the song of solomon was addressed to pharaoh s daughter. The unnamed pharaoh, through his princes, hears of the beauty of abraham s wife sarah who is summoned to meet him. There are three wifesister narratives in genesis, part of the torah, all of which are strikingly similar.
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