Moses and Pharaoh

E769177

biblical dyad opposing figures in the Book of Exodus religious narrative figures

Moses and Pharaoh are central opposing figures in the biblical Exodus narrative, representing divine liberation versus oppressive imperial power.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Statements Referenced by

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	biblical dyad ⓘ opposing figures in the Book of Exodus ⓘ religious narrative figures ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	Ten Plagues of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ crossing of the Red Sea ⓘ the Exodus from Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
centralTo	Exodus narrative NERFINISHED ⓘ story of the liberation of the Israelites from Egypt ⓘ
conflictType	religious-political confrontation ⓘ
depictedIn	Christian Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ Quranic tradition ⓘ
hasMember	Moses NERFINISHED ⓘ Pharaoh ⓘ
includesMotif	destruction of the oppressor’s army ⓘ divine demand to “Let my people go” ⓘ miraculous signs before a king ⓘ plagues as divine judgment ⓘ pursuit of fleeing slaves ⓘ
influenced	Christian interpretations of salvation and liberation ⓘ Islamic narratives of prophetic struggle ⓘ Jewish theology of redemption ⓘ
moralLesson	God sides with the oppressed ⓘ resisting divine command leads to judgment ⓘ
narrativeRoleOfMoses	leader of the Israelites ⓘ prophet of Yahweh ⓘ
narrativeRoleOfPharaoh	oppressive ruler of Egypt ⓘ symbol of imperial power ⓘ
represents	divine liberation versus oppressive imperial power ⓘ
setIn	ancient Egypt ⓘ
sourceText	Book of Deuteronomy NERFINISHED ⓘ Book of Exodus NERFINISHED ⓘ Quran, Surah Al-Araf NERFINISHED ⓘ Quran, Surah Ash-Shu'ara NERFINISHED ⓘ Quran, Surah Ta-Ha NERFINISHED ⓘ
theme	conflict between God’s command and royal resistance ⓘ confrontation between prophet and king ⓘ hardening of the heart ⓘ judgment and mercy ⓘ signs and wonders ⓘ slavery and liberation ⓘ
tradition	Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedAs	archetype of oppressed versus oppressor ⓘ metaphor in political discourse about tyranny ⓘ symbol in liberation theology ⓘ

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Stories → contrastsCharacters → Moses and Pharaoh ⓘ