Pharaoh (Exo 1:11)
A person of the Exodus and wilderness years, first named at Exodus 1:11.
Where in scripture
ExodusActsHebrewsTherefore they set taskmasters over them to afflict them with their burdens. They built storage cities for Pharaoh: Pithom and Raamses.
Exodus 1:11
The midwives said to Pharaoh, “Because the Hebrew women aren’t like the Egyptian women; for they are vigorous, and give birth before the midwife comes to them.”
Exodus 1:19
Pharaoh commanded all his people, saying, “You shall cast every son who is born into the river, and every daughter you shall save alive.”
Exodus 1:22
Pharaoh’s daughter came down to bathe at the river. Her maidens walked along by the riverside. She saw the basket among the reeds, and sent her servant to get it.
Exodus 2:5
Then his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, “Should I go and call a nurse for you from the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for you?”
Exodus 2:7
Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Go.” The young woman went and called the child’s mother.
Exodus 2:8
Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this child away, and nurse him for me, and I will give you your wages.” The woman took the child, and nursed it.
Exodus 2:9
The child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses, and said, “Because I drew him out of the water.”
Exodus 2:10
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.
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In their own words — 20 recorded sayings
“And he said to his people, See, the people of Israel are greater in number and in power than we are: Let us take care for fear that their numbers may become even greater, and if there is a war, they may be joined with those who are against us, and make an attack on us, and go up out of the land.” — Exodus 1:9-10
“When you are looking after the Hebrew women in childbirth, if it is a son you are to put him to death; but if it is a daughter, she may go on living.” — Exodus 1:16
“And the king of Egypt sent for the women, and said to them, Why have you done this, and let the male children go on living?” — Exodus 1:18
“And Pharaoh gave orders to all his people, saying, Every son who comes to birth is to be put into the river, but every daughter may go on living.” — Exodus 1:22
“And Pharaoh said, Who is the Lord, to whose voice I am to give ear and let Israel go? I have no knowledge of the Lord and I will not let Israel go.” — Exodus 5:2
“And the king of Egypt said to them, Why do you, Moses and Aaron, take the people away from their work? get back to your work. And Pharaoh said, Truly, the people of the land are increasing in number, and you are keeping them back from their work.” — Exodus 5:4-5
“Give these men no more dry stems for their brick-making as you have been doing; let them go and get the material for themselves. But see that they make the same number of bricks as before, and no less: for they have no love for work; and so they are crying out and saying, Let us go and make an offering to our God. Give the men harder work, and see that they do it; let them not give attention to false words.” — Exodus 5:7-9
“But he said, You have no love for work: that is why you say, Let us go and make an offering to the Lord. Go now, get back to your work; no dry stems will be given to you, but you are to make the full number of bricks. Then the responsible men of the children of Israel saw that they were purposing evil when they said, The number of bricks which you have to make every day will be no less than before.” — Exodus 5:17-19
…and 12 more recorded sayings.
Speaker attribution: Clear Bible MACULA (CC BY 4.0). Wording: Bible in Basic English (public domain).