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[[ | <!-- 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. | ||