Pharaoh Summary
STEPBible TIPNR
Pharaoh, the Egyptian ruler who elevated Joseph to a position of authority and welcomed his family to Egypt during a severe famine.
Pharaoh of Joseph's lifetime (GEN 37:36)
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Pharaoh
that disperses; that spoils
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Pharaoh
· Title · H6547 G5328 · GEN 37:36 that disperses; that spoils
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King of Egypt
· Title · H4428, H4714 G935, G125 · GEN 40:1 king [of] Egypt
- he פַּרְעֹה · H6547H
- he פַּרְעֹ֛ה parəoh · Title · H6547 · GEN 37:36
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מֶֽלֶךְ מִצְרָ֑יִם
melek mitsərayim · Title · H4428, H4714 · GEN 40:1 king [of] Egypt
- el Φαραώ · G5328G
- el Φαραω PHarao · Title · G5328 · GEN 37:36
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βασιλέως Αἰγύπτου
basiléōs Aigýptou · Title · G935, G125 · GEN 40:1 king [of] Egypt
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Mentioned in (72)
Gen 37:36
Gen 39:1
Gen 40:1
Gen 40:2
Gen 40:5
Gen 40:7
Gen 40:11
Gen 40:13
Gen 40:14
Gen 40:17
Gen 40:19
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Gen 41:1
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Gen 41:7
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Gen 41:25
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Gen 41:55
Gen 42:15
Gen 42:16
Gen 44:18
Gen 45:2
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Gen 46:5
Gen 46:31
Gen 46:33
Gen 47:1
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Gen 50:4
Gen 50:6
Gen 50:7
Acts 7:10
Acts 7:13
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- Joseph imprisoned · c. 1718 BC – 1715 BC
- 7 years of plenty · c. 1715 BC – 1708 BC
Pharaoh Article
STEPBible TIPNR
This Pharaoh was the Egyptian ruler during the time of Joseph, the son of Israel (or 'Jacob') (Genesis 37-50). Joseph was sold into slavery by his brothers and eventually served in the household of Potiphar, one of Pharaoh's officials. After being falsely accused and imprisoned, Joseph interpreted the dreams of Pharaoh's cupbearer and baker. When Pharaoh had troubling dreams, the cupbearer remembered Joseph's ability, and Joseph was brought before Pharaoh to interpret the dreams.
Joseph interpreted Pharaoh's dreams as a warning of seven years of plenty followed by seven years of severe famine. Impressed by Joseph's wisdom, Pharaoh appointed him as second-in-command over Egypt to prepare for the famine. During the famine, Joseph's brothers came to Egypt to buy grain, and after a series of tests, Joseph revealed his identity to them. Pharaoh invited Joseph's family to settle in the land of Goshen and provided for their needs.
This Pharaoh is depicted as a ruler who recognized and rewarded wisdom, and who showed kindness to Joseph and his family. The Bible does not provide the specific name or historical identity of this Pharaoh, as the term "Pharaoh" was used as a title for Egyptian kings. Some scholars suggest that this Pharaoh may have been from the Hyksos dynasty, a Semitic people who ruled Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period.
Pharaoh 2 Dictionary
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
The Pharaoh of Joseph’s days (Gen. 41) was probably Apopi, or Apopis, the last of the Hyksos kings. To the old native Egyptians, who were an African race, shepherds were “an abomination;” but to the Hyksos kings these Asiatic shepherds who now appeared with Jacob at their head were congenial, and being akin to their own race, had a warm welcome (Gen. 47:5, 6). Some argue that Joseph came to Egypt in the reign of Thothmes III., long after the expulsion of the Hyksos, and that his influence is to be seen in the rise and progress of the religious revolution in the direction of monotheism which characterized the middle of the Eighteenth Dynasty. The wife of Amenophis III., of that dynasty, was a Semite. Is this singular fact to be explained from the presence of some of Joseph’s kindred at the Egyptian court? Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee: the land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell” (Gen. 47:5, 6).
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