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[[file:Pharaoh.svg |thumb|296x296px|The typical depiction of a pharaoh in ancient Egypt]]
<!-- interlanguage:start -->[[ko:바로 (파라오)]]<!-- interlanguage:end -->'''Pharaoh''' was the common title used for the kings of ancient Egypt. As the supreme ruler, the pharaoh held both political and religious authority and was even regarded as a divine being.  
'''Pharaoh''' was the common title used for the kings of ancient Egypt. As the supreme ruler, the pharaoh held both political and religious authority and was even regarded as a divine being.  


Egypt, located to the south of Israel, frequently appears throughout biblical history. In the [[Bible]], the ruler of Egypt is sometimes referred to simply as “Pharaoh,”<ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+12%3A15&version=NIV Genesis 12:15], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+1%3A11&version=NIV Exodus 1:11]</ref> and at other times as “Pharaoh king of Egypt,” combining the title with the descriptive phrase “king of Egypt.”<ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+41%3A46&version=NIV Genesis 41:46], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+7%3A8&version=NIV Deuteronomy 7:8]</ref> In some passages, the title appears together with a specific name—for example, “Pharaoh Neco.”<ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Kings+23%3A29&version=NIV 2 Kings 23:29]</ref> Altogether, five Pharaohs are mentioned by name in the Bible: Shishak, So, Tirhakah, Neco, and Hophra.
Egypt, located to the south of Israel, frequently appears throughout biblical history. In the [[Bible]], the ruler of Egypt is sometimes referred to simply as “Pharaoh,”<ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+12%3A15&version=NIV Genesis 12:15], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+1%3A11&version=NIV Exodus 1:11]</ref> and at other times as “Pharaoh king of Egypt,” combining the title with the descriptive phrase “king of Egypt.”<ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+41%3A46&version=NIV Genesis 41:46], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+7%3A8&version=NIV Deuteronomy 7:8]</ref> In some passages, the title appears together with a specific name—for example, “Pharaoh Neco.”<ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Kings+23%3A29&version=NIV 2 Kings 23:29]</ref> Altogether, five Pharaohs are mentioned by name in the Bible: Shishak, So, Tirhakah, Neco, and Hophra.