Pharaohs Daughter
Egyptian originPharaoh's daughter finds Moses in a basket among the reeds, takes pity on the Hebrew child, arranges for his mother to nurse him, and treats him as her own son, naming him Moses.
- Meaning
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- Occupation
- Princess
- First mention
- Exodus 2:5
Family
Parents
Scripture references
- Exodus 2:5
Now Pharaoh's daughter went down to bathe in the river, while her maids walked along the riverside. Among the reeds she noticed the basket, and she sent her maid to fetch it.
- Exodus 2:6
She opened it and saw the child: the baby was crying. Feeling sorry for it, she said, 'This is one of the little Hebrews.'
- Exodus 2:9
Pharaoh's daughter said to her, 'Take this child away and nurse it for me. I shall pay you myself for doing so.' So the woman took the child away and nursed it.
- Exodus 2:10
When the child grew up, she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter who treated him like a son; she named him Moses 'because', she said, 'I drew him out of the water.'