| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
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Supposed to be Menephtah, son of Rameses the Great. Rider Haggard adopts this hypothesis. After Rameses the Great came a period of confusion in Egypt, and it is supposed the Pharaoh who succeeded was a usurper. No trace of the destruction of Pharaoh and his host has been discovered by Egyptologists. | 1 |
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His wife was Asia, daughter of Mozahem. Pharaoh cruelly maltreated her for believing in Moses. He fastened her hands and feet to four stakes, and laid a millstone on her as she lay exposed to the scorching sun; but God took her, without dying, into Paradise. (Sale: Al. Koran, lxvi. note.) | 2 |
Among women, four have been perfect: Asia, wife of Pharaoh; Mary, daughter of Imran; Khad jah, daughter of Khowailed (Mahomet’s first wife); and Fatima, Mahomet’s daughter. Attributed to Mahomet. | 3 |
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