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The Exodus 2:5) does not give a name to Pharaoh's daughter or to her father; she is referred to in Hebrew as Baṯ-Parʿo (Hebrew: בת־פרעה), "daughter of Pharaoh." [1] The Book of Jubilees 47:5 and Josephus both call her Thermouthis (Greek: Θερμουθις), also transliterated as Tharmuth and Thermutis, the Greek name of Renenutet, a fertility deity depicted as an Egyptian cobra.
Pharaoh's daughter is a main figure in a three-act oratorio called Solomon written by the composer George Frideric Handel. It was composed "between May 5th and June 13th 1748 and it was first performed at Covent Garden on March 17th 1749". [28] The first act deals with the dedication of the temple and Solomon's marriage to Pharaoh's daughter.
Miriam was the daughter of Amram and Jochebed and the sister of Aaron and Moses, the leader of the Israelites in ancient Egypt. [7] The narrative of Moses's infancy in the Torah describes an unnamed sister of Moses observing him being placed in the Nile ( Exodus 2:4 ); she is traditionally identified as Miriam.
He is discovered and adopted by the pharaoh's daughter. Miriam asks the princess if she would like an Israelite woman to help nurse the child and returns with Moses' own mother, who is then able to raise her child under royal protection. Later, Moses is returned to the pharaoh's daughter and raised as part of the royal household.
'pleasant; lovely') was one of the 700 wives and 300 concubines of King Solomon and mother of his heir, Rehoboam, according to both 1 Kings 14:21–31, and 2 Chronicles 12:13 in the Hebrew Bible. [1] She was an Ammonite, and, as such, one of only two of all the Queen Mothers of Israel or Judah who was a foreigner (the other being Jezebel). [2]
Articles relating to the Pharaoh's daughter, the adoptive mother of Moses, and her depictions. Pages in category "Pharaoh's daughter (Exodus)" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
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According to the Bible, Jochebed (/ ˈ j ɒ k ɪ b ɛ d /; Biblical Hebrew: יוֹכֶבֶד, romanized: Yōḵeḇeḏ, lit. 'YHWH is glory', the 'J' is pronounced like a 'Y') was a daughter of Levi [1] and mother of Miriam, Aaron and Moses. She was the wife of Amram, as well as his aunt. [2] No details are given concerning her life.