Tahpenes Summary
STEPBible TIPNR
Tahpenes was the queen of Egypt who gave her sister in marriage to Hadad the Edomite.
Queen of Egypt (1KI 11:19)
Lineage: father of Tahpenes › Tahpenes
Names
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Tahpenes
standard; flight; temptation
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Tahpenes
· Also called · H8472 none · 1KI 11:19 wife of the king
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תַּחְפְּנֵיס
tachəpəniys · H8472 · 1KI 11:19 wife of the king
- he תַּחְפְּנֵיס · H8472G
- el Θεκεμινας Thekeminas · none · 1KI 11:19
- bg Тахпенеса
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Family of origin
- Father: father of Tahpenes
- Mother: Unknown
- Sister: sister of Tahpenes
Family with Pharaoh
- Daughter: daughter of Pharaoh
Tahpenes Article
STEPBible TIPNR
Tahpenes is mentioned in 1Ki 11:19-20 as the queen of Egypt during the time when Hadad the Edomite fled there to escape from King Solomon. Pharaoh gave Hadad his sister-in-law, the sister of Queen Tahpenes, in marriage. Queen Tahpenes raised Hadad's son Genubath in Pharaoh's palace among the princes of Egypt. No other details are provided about Tahpenes' life or reign as queen. Her actions in arranging the marriage and raising Genubath show the favor Hadad found with the Egyptian royal family.
Tahpenes Dictionary
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
The wife of Pharaoh, who gave her sister in marriage to Hadad the Edomite (1 Kings 11:19, 20).
Sources: BibleData (CC BY 4.0, Tahpenes_1) · STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0, Tahpenes@1Ki.11.19-) · Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0, tahpenes_2817)