Bible Strands
Tahpenes
Tahpenes was the queen of Egypt who gave her sister in marriage to Hadad the Edomite.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
The wife of Pharaoh, who gave her sister in marriage to Hadad the Edomite (1 Kings 11:19, 20).
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.
Family
Parents
father of Tahpenes
Partners
Pharaoh
Children
daughter of Pharaoh
Siblings
sister of Tahpenes
From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.
First named at 1 Kings 11:19.
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Verses that name Tahpenes
- 1 Kings 11:19 There Hadad found such great favor in the sight of Pharaoh that he gave to him in marriage the sister of Queen Tahpenes, his own wife.
- 1 Kings 11:20 And the sister of Tahpenes bore Hadad a son named Genubath. Tahpenes herself weaned him in Pharaoh’s palace, and Genubath lived there among the sons of Pharaoh.