I Kings 14: Kings of Egypt

YINR 929: Tanach Yomi · Oct 25, 2026 · 3m

The regional power in the Near East until the ascent of the Assyrian empire was Egypt. As such, Egypt has played and will play an outsized role in Tanach. Avraham went to Egypt and hid Sarah in a box, but Pharoah still took Sarah and then God punished him. Yaacov also had to contend with Egypt. Yosef is sold to an Egyptian taskmaster and becomes viceroy, the brothers go to Egypt for food, and then Yaacov and his whole family stay there. Yaacov even has an audience with Pharaoh. The Israelites are slaves in Egypt and then freed. Then Egypt disappears from the story. Throughout the books of…