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Pharaoh
Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary
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a common name of the kings of Egypt. We meet with it as early as Genesis 12:15 . Josephus says, that all the kings of Egypt, from Minaeus, the founder of Memphis, who lived several ages before Abraham, always had the name of Pharaoh, down to the time of Solomon, for more than three thousand three hundred years. He adds, that, in the Egyptian language, the word Pharaoh means king, and that these princes did not assume the name until they ascended the throne, at which time they quitted their former name.
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Watson, Richard. Entry for 'Pharaoh'. Richard Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/wtd/p/pharaoh.html. 1831-2.
Watson, Richard. Entry for 'Pharaoh'. Richard Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/wtd/p/pharaoh.html. 1831-2.
