*Alward: Pharaoh

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In a message dated 11/17/98 11:24:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, JAlw@aol.com
writes:

<< Joe Alward:
 
 Follow-up to Bones Bach:  What was Pharaoh's name, he asked.
 
 I did a search and found 225 references to Pharaoh, or Pharaoh king of Egypt.
 No references to "pharaohs", so I don't see any biblical evidence that kings
 of Egypt were called "pharaohs".  All of the evidence I see points to
 "Pharaoh" being the name of the king of Egypt at the time of Moses, Solomon,
 and Joseph.  
 
 Can anyone else shed light on this?
  >>
Charlie
The first paragraph from the Britannica CD articl on Pharaoh:
pharaoh
(from Egyptian per 'aa, "great house")  , originally, the royal palace in
ancient Egypt; the word came to be used as a synonym for the Egyptian king
under the New Kingdom (starting in the 18th dynasty, 1539-1292 BC), and by the
22nd dynasty (c. 945-c. 730 BC) it had been adopted as an epithet of respect.
The term has since evolved into a generic name for all ancient Egyptian kings,
although it was never formally the king's title. In official documents, the
full title of the Egyptian king consisted of five names, each preceded by one
of the following titles: Horus; Two Ladies; Golden Horus; King of Upper and
Lower Egypt and Lord of the Double Land; and Son of Re and Lord of the
Diadems. The last name was given him at birth, the others at coronation.

Sorry for the double post, Joe; it's hard to get used to the errancy need to
change the "send to" in a reply.

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