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In the biblical account of the Exodus, a pharaoh refused to let the Israelites under Moses leave Egypt.
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Incoherent hieroglyphs plate the walls, plastic pharaohs stand guard in the check-in lane, and taxis idle under the haunches of a gargantuan Sphinx.
From Slate • Nov. 18, 2025
At the opening ceremony, today’s Egyptians were hailed as the proud heirs of the pharaohs and the museum as a landmark that completes the work of their ancient ancestors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025
The pharaohs of ancient Egypt built pyramids in the Valley of Kings to immortalize themselves.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 5, 2025
The state-of-the-art complex -- dubbed the "fourth pyramid" of the Giza Plateau – houses around 100,000 artefacts from the 30 dynasties of ancient Egypt's pharaohs.
From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025
In a very short time they had accumulated all sorts of fascinating facts about tombs and temples, pharaohs and pyramids, mummies and monoliths, and dozens of other exotic topics.
From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
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