Bible Person

Pharaoh

Meaning: that disperses; that spoils · Male · 12 cross references

This Pharaoh entry refers to the Egyptian ruler addressed in Ezekiel's oracles against Egypt, a symbolic embodiment of imperial pride and coming humiliation. He belongs to the prophetic world of international judgment rather than the Exodus or Joseph narratives. First appears in Jer 44:30.1

AI summary: This Pharaoh matters because the cross references present Egypt's ruler as a dramatic image of arrogance confronted by the sovereignty of God. In Ezekiel he is compared to a monster in the Nile and is addressed as one whose power will be broken despite military confidence and regional influence. The oracles use him to explain that Judah's neighbors and would-be saviors are no less subject to judgment than Judah itself. Taken together, the material presents this Pharaoh as a prophetic symbol of imperial pride brought down under divine rule.1

Central Figure

Pharaoh

Meaning: that disperses; that spoils