daughter_of_Pharaoh
Daughter of Pharaoh - Rescued and adopted Moses
Who is daughter_of_Pharaoh in the Bible?
Pharaoh's daughter was the unnamed Egyptian princess who rescued the infant Moses from the Nile River and raised him as her own son (Exodus 2:5). When Moses' mother placed her baby in a basket among the reeds to protect him from Pharaoh's death decree against Hebrew male children, Pharaoh's daughter discovered him while bathing and recognized he was a Hebrew child. With the help of Moses' sister Miriam, she hired a Hebrew woman to nurse the boy, unknowingly employing Moses' own mother. When Moses grew older, Pharaoh's daughter formally adopted him as her son and gave him his name, saying, "Because I drew him out of the water" (Exodus 2:10). Her compassionate act of defiance against her father's cruel edict proved providential, as she became instrumental in preserving the life of the man who would later lead the Hebrew people to freedom.
Biography
Daughter of Pharaoh The daughter of Pharaoh, unnamed in the biblical text, played a significant role in the early life of Moses. When Moses was born, his mother hid him for three months to protect him from Pharaoh's decree to kill all Hebrew male infants. When she could no longer hide him, she placed him in a basket and set it among the reeds of the Nile River. Pharaoh's daughter discovered the basket while bathing in the Nile and recognized the child as a Hebrew. Moses' sister Miriam, who was watching nearby, offered to find a Hebrew woman to nurse the child, and Pharaoh's daughter agreed. Miriam brought Moses' mother, who was then hired by Pharaoh's daughter to nurse the child. When Moses grew older, Pharaoh's daughter adopted him as her son and named him Moses, saying, "Because I drew him out of the water" (Exo.2.5-10). This event set the stage for Moses' upbringing in the Egyptian royal court and his eventual role as the deliverer of the Israelites from Egyptian bondage.
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In Scripture
1 biblical book ; 1 with study contentExodus 1 verse
- Exodus 2:5
"Soon the daughter of Pharaoh went down to bathe in the Nile, and her attendants were walking along the riverbank. And when she saw the basket among the reeds, she sent her maidservant to retrieve it."
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Names & Aliases
| Form | Language | Script | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mentioned | Hebrew | parĕʿōh | Paroh , a general title of Egyptian kings |