Bible Dictionary
Tahpenes
Tahpenes was an Egyptian queen, wife of the Pharaoh who received Hadad the Edomite. She gave her sister in marriage to Hadad and helped raise their son Genubath.
Definition
Tahpenes was an Egyptian queen, wife of the Pharaoh who received Hadad the Edomite. She gave her sister to Hadad in marriage and was the foster-mother of their son Genubath.
Biblical Usage
Tahpenes appears in the account of Hadad’s flight to Egypt and his marriage connection with Pharaoh’s household.
Historical Background
She belonged to the Egyptian royal court during the period associated with David and Solomon, dated in the supplied material to about 1000 B.C.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
The wife of Pharaoh, who gave her sister in marriage to Hadad the Edomite (1 Kings 11:19, 20).
Smith's Bible Dictionary
an Egyptian queen, was wife of the Pharaoh who received Hadad the Edomite, and who gave him her sister in marriage. (1 Kings 11:18-20) (B.C. about 1000.)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>ta'-pe-nez, ta-pe'-nez (tachpenec; Septuagint Thekem(e)ina): Queen of Egypt, the sister of Hadad's wife and the foster-mother of his son Genubath (1Ki 11:19 f).</p><p>See PHARAOH.</p>