a common name of the kings of Egypt. We meet with it as early
as Gen. xii, 15. Josephus says, that all the kings of Egypt, from
Minæus, the founder of Memphis, who lived several ages before Abraham,
always had the name of Pharaoh, down to the time of Solomon, for more
than three thousand three hundred years. He adds, that, in the Egyptian
language, the word Pharaoh means _king_, and that these princes did not
assume the name until they ascended the throne, at which time they
quitted their former name.
as Gen. xii, 15. Josephus says, that all the kings of Egypt, from
Minæus, the founder of Memphis, who lived several ages before Abraham,
always had the name of Pharaoh, down to the time of Solomon, for more
than three thousand three hundred years. He adds, that, in the Egyptian
language, the word Pharaoh means _king_, and that these princes did not
assume the name until they ascended the throne, at which time they
quitted their former name.