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== Biblical References ==

== Biblical References ==

Biblical writers had used this word with historical accuracy for the various periods to which it refers. Despite its use throughout the Bible in referring to the king of Egypt, there are only three instances in the Bible in which a pharaoh was referred to by name: the previously-mentioned Shishak, Necoh, and Hophra. It is suspected that writers of the 7th or 5th century BC would not have been able to make such historical use of this name, while, to a writer at the time of the Exodus, it would have been perfectly natural to use Pharaoh for the king without any further name. This evidence does not prove early authorship of the Pentateuch and historical books, but is suggestive of such (compare Genesis 12:14-20; 41:14; Exodus 1:11; 3:11; 1 Kings 3:1; 14:25; 2 Kings 23:29; Jeremiah 44:30; also 1 Kings 11:19; 2 Kings 18:21; 1 Chronicles 4:18).

Biblical writers exclusivly use the term "Pharaoh" when refering to the King of Egypt. There are only three instances in the Bible in which a Pharaoh was referred to by name: Shishak, Necoh, and Hophra, possibly corrosponding to [[Shoshenq I]] (22nd Dyn, reigned circa 943-922BC), [[Necho II]] (26th Dyn, reigned circa 610-595BC) and [[Haibra]], better known by the hellenized name "[[Apries]]", (26th Dyn, reigned 589-570BC).

 

== King Lists ==

== King Lists ==