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Tahpenes

Wife of Pharaoh, in the united monarchy of Israel. Named in scripture at 1 Kings 11:19.

Lived: United Monarchy

What we know — and how we know it

Bible — stated in scripture (with verse) · 1
Family & lineage
BibleWife of Pharaoh and Pharaoh.
1 Kings 11:19
↳ Pharaoh (1Ki 3:1) · Pharaoh (Jer 25:19)

Where in scripture

1 Kings

Hadad found great favor in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him as wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen.

1 Kings 11:19

The sister of Tahpenes bore him Genubath his son, whom Tahpenes weaned in Pharaoh’s house; and Genubath was in Pharaoh’s house among the sons of Pharaoh.

1 Kings 11:20

Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.

1 Kings 11:191 Kings 11:20

Family

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