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Pharaoh [Phā'raōh]—sun, great house or the destroyer. This was a title used as the general description of the sovereign of Egypt, both with and without the personal name attached. Pharaoh is an Egyptian term derived from Phra, meaning the sun, to which the Egyptians likened themselves. This is why we often see them represented with a disc or figure of the sun upon their heads. The Pharaohs of Bible times are as follows: