Thermuthis (Biblical figure)
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- Shalabī, M. Ḥayāt Āsiya imraʼat Firʻawn, 1988.
- Encycl. of Islam, New ed.(Āsiya; name given by commentators to Pharaoh's wife, plays the same part as Pharaoh's daughter in the Bible)
- A dict. of the Bible, 1903(under Moses: Thermuthis, Pharaoh's daughter)
- Tuchman, Shera Aranoff. Moses' women, c2008:ECIP data view (Batya, daughter of the Egyptian Pharaoh).
- Biography of Moses WWW site, Jan. 07, 2008:main menu (Moses was born in Egypt on the 7th of Adar of the year 2368 from creation ... from the river by Pharaoh's daughter, Batyah, who raised him in the palace.)
- Yad Avraham Institue WWW site, Jan. 07, 2008:main menu (after she converted she was called "Basyah - Bas Ka", which means "the daughter of God.")
The Pharaoh's daughter (Hebrew: בַּת־פַּרְעֹה, lit. 'daughter of Pharaoh') in the story of the finding of Moses in the biblical Book of Exodus is an important, albeit minor, figure in Abrahamic religions. Though some variations of her story exist, the general consensus among Jews, Christians, and Muslims is that she is the adoptive mother of the prophet Moses. Muslims identify her with Asiya, the Great Royal Wife of the pharaoh. In either version, she saved Moses from certain death from both the Nile river and from the Pharaoh. As she ensured the well-being of Moses throughout his early life, she played an essential role in lifting the Hebrew slaves out of bondage in Egypt, their journey to the Promised Land, and the establishment of the Ten Commandments.
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