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Tahpenes was the queen of Egypt who gave her sister in marriage to Hadad the Edomite.
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Tahpenes is mentioned in 1Ki.11.19-20 as the queen of Egypt during the time when Hadad the Edomite fled there to escape from King Solomon. Pharaoh gave Hadad his sister-in-law, the sister of Queen Tahpenes, in marriage. Queen Tahpenes raised Hadad's son Genubath in Pharaoh's palace among the princes of Egypt. No other details are provided about Tahpenes' life or reign as queen. Her actions in arranging the marriage and raising Genubath show the favor Hadad found with the Egyptian royal family.
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The wife of Pharaoh, who gave her sister in marriage to Hadad the Edomite (1 Kings 11:19, 20).
an Egyptian queen, was wife of the Pharaoh who received Hadad the Edomite, and who gave him her sister in marriage. (1 Kings 11:18-20) (B.C. about 1000.)
standard; flight; temptation
TAH'PENES (head of the world?), the queen of Egypt, whose sister Hadad married. 1 Kgs 11:18-20. The Pharaoh belonged to the twenty-second dynasty.
TAH'PENES (head of the world?), the queen of Egypt, whose sister Hadad married. 1 Kgs 11:18-20. The Pharaoh belonged to the twenty-second dynasty.
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2 verses in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H8472
There Hadad found such great favor in the sight of Pharaoh that he gave to him in marriage the sister of Queen Tahpenes, his own wife.
And the sister of Tahpenes bore Hadad a son named Genubath. Tahpenes herself weaned him in Pharaohʼs palace, and Genubath lived there among the sons of Pharaoh.
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