Pharaoh

Scripture references

• Genesis 12:15

  When Pharaoh's officials saw her they sang her praises to Pharaoh and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's household.

• Genesis 12:17

  But Yahweh inflicted severe plagues on Pharaoh and his household because of Abram's wife Sarai.

• Genesis 12:19

  Why did you say, "She is my sister," so that I took her to be my wife? Now, here is your wife. Take her and go!'

• Genesis 37:36

  Meanwhile the Midianites had sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh's officials and commander of the guard.

• Genesis 39:1

  Now Joseph had been taken down into Egypt. Potiphar the Egyptian, one of Pharaoh's officials and commander of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him down there.

• Genesis 39:20

  Joseph's master had him arrested and committed to the gaol where the king's prisoners were kept. And there in gaol he stayed.

• Genesis 40:2

  Pharaoh was angry with his two officials, the chief cup-bearer and the chief baker,

• Genesis 40:20

  And so it happened; the third day was Pharaoh's birthday and he gave a banquet for all his officials. Of his officials he lifted up the head of the chief cup-bearer and the chief baker,

• Genesis 40:21

  the chief cup-bearer by restoring him to his cup-bearing, so that he again handed Pharaoh his cup;

• Genesis 41:1

  Two years later it happened that Pharaoh had a dream: there he was, standing by the Nile,

• Genesis 41:14

  Then Pharaoh had Joseph summoned, and they hurried him from the dungeon. He shaved and changed his clothes, and presented himself before Pharaoh.

• Genesis 41:41

  Pharaoh said to Joseph, 'I hereby make you governor of the whole of Egypt.'

• Genesis 41:55

  But when all Egypt too began to feel the famine and the people appealed to Pharaoh for food, Pharaoh told all the Egyptians, 'Go to Joseph and do whatever he tells you.'

• Genesis 44:18

  At this, Judah went up to him and said, 'May it please my lord, let your servant have a word privately with my lord. Do not be angry with your servant, for you are like Pharaoh himself.

• Genesis 45:16

  News reached Pharaoh's palace that Joseph's brothers had come, and Pharaoh was pleased to hear it, as were his servants.

• Genesis 45:17

  Pharaoh told Joseph, 'Say to your brothers, "Do this: load your beasts and hurry away to Canaan.

• Genesis 45:18

  Fetch your father and your families, and come back to me. I will give you the best territory in Egypt, where you will live off the fat of the land."

• Genesis 46:5

  So Jacob left Beersheba. Israel's sons conveyed their father Jacob, their little children and their wives in the waggons Pharaoh had sent to fetch him.

• Genesis 46:31

  Then Joseph said to his brothers and his father's family, 'I shall go back and break the news to Pharaoh. I shall tell him, "My brothers and my father's family who were in Canaan have come to me.

• Genesis 47:3

  Pharaoh asked his brothers, 'What is your occupation?' and they gave Pharaoh the answer, 'Your servants are shepherds, like our fathers before us.'

• Genesis 47:5

  Then Pharaoh said to Joseph,'They may stay in the region of Goshen, and if you know of any capable men among them, put them in charge of my own livestock.' Jacob and his sons went to Egypt where Joseph was. Pharaoh king of Egypt heard about this and said to Joseph, 'Your father and brothers have come to you. The country of Egypt is open to you: settle your father and brothers in the best region.'

• Genesis 47:6

  The country of Egypt is open to you: settle your father and brothers in the best region.'

• Genesis 47:8

  Pharaoh asked Jacob, 'How many years have you lived?'

• Genesis 50:4

  When the period of mourning for him was over, Joseph said to Pharaoh's household, 'If you have any affection for me, see that this message reaches Pharaoh's ears,

• Genesis 50:6

  Pharaoh replied, 'Go up and bury your father, as he made you swear to do.'

• Genesis 50:7

  Joseph went up to bury his father, and with him went all Pharaoh's officials, the dignitaries of his palace and all the dignitaries of Egypt,

• Exodus 1:8

  Then there came to power in Egypt a new king who had never heard of Joseph.

• Exodus 1:11

  Accordingly they put taskmasters over the Israelites to wear them down by forced labour. In this way they built the store-cities of Pithom and Rameses for Pharaoh.

• Exodus 1:15

  The king of Egypt then spoke to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was called Shiphrah, and the other Puah.

• Exodus 1:18

  So the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and said to them, 'What do you mean by allowing the boys to live?'

• Exodus 1:22

  Pharaoh then gave all his people this command: 'Throw every new-born boy into the river, but let all the girls live.'

• Exodus 2:15

  When Pharaoh heard of the matter, he tried to put Moses to death, but Moses fled from Pharaoh. He went into Midianite territory and sat down beside a well.

• Exodus 2:23

  During this long period the king of Egypt died. The Israelites, groaning in their slavery, cried out for help and from the depths of their slavery their cry came up to God.