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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.
Moses's mother, Jochebed, saves her baby from the edict of the Pharaoh that all newborn male Hebrew children must die by placing him in a basket on the Nile River. He is found by Pharaoh's daughter Bithia and adopted into the royal house. Some time later, Bithia gives birth to a son Menerith, and they are raised as brothers.
A painting by Konstantin Flavitsky of Pharaoh's daughter finding Moses, who is in a basket. The ark of bulrushes (Hebrew: תבת גמא, romanized: têḇaṯ gōme) was a container which, according to the episode known as the finding of Moses in the biblical Book of Exodus, carried the infant Moses.
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.
Mered is a biblical character, who was from the Tribe of Judah and noted as the husband of Bithiah, daughter of Pharaoh. See Books of Chronicles (I Chronicles 4:17–18). According to the Midrash, Bithiah was one of the mothers of Moses.
Basya Schechter formed Pharaoh's Daughter in 1995 while attending Barnard College. [1] The band's name is a reference to Schechter's given name, a Yiddish variant of the Biblical daughter of Pharaoh, Bithiah. [2] They debuted in 1999 with the independent album Daddy's Pockets and were signed to Knitting Factory Records later that year. [3]
The Pharaoh's Daughter (La Fille du pharaon) was the first multi-act grand ballet Marius Petipa staged during his long career with the St. Petersburg Imperial Theatres. The ballet was staged especially for the benefit performance of the Italian ballerina Carolina Rosati, who performed the principal role of the Princess Aspicia.