Pharaoh
Ancient Egyptian king
Pharaoh appears as a title or name in biblical texts, referring to specific Egyptian kings without naming them: Pharaoh hardened his heart, the daughter of Pharaoh.
This capitalized form treats Pharaoh as a proper noun rather than a generic title, much like referring to "the King" in historical documents. (Lowercase pharaoh is the general term for Egyptian rulers.)
hardened heart
Emotional numbness by choice
Moses
Hebrew prophet, liberator
Red Sea · firstborn · exodus · liberation · slavery · oppression · Pesach · Aaron · Miriam · Seder
- Biblical FiguresJesus, Adam, Eve, Moses, Noah
- historical rulersJulius Caesar, Charlemagne, Napoleon Bonaparte, Cleopatra, Alexander the Great
- Hebrew BibleTanakh, Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers
- TorahGenesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
- African RulersCleopatra, Menelik II, Haile Selassie, Shaka Zulu, Sundiata Keita
- Ancient RulersNebuchadnezzar, Genghis Khan, Hammurabi, Cyrus the Great, Ramesses II
biblical/narrative role
PharaohMoses
Hebrew prophet, liberator
liberator · deliverer · emancipator · freedom fighter · prophet
- pharaohs' tombsAncient Egyptian burial monuments
- pharaoh's curse
- pharaoh maskRoyal Egyptian funerary headpiece