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Pharaoh (Book of Abraham)
First king of Egypt according to Latter-day Saints / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In the Latter Day Saint scripture the Book of Abraham, Pharaoh is the proper name of the first king of Egypt.[1] According to the story, all Egyptians descended from him.[2] He was the eldest son of Egyptus, who was the daughter of Ham and Egyptus. Pharaoh was a descendant of the Canaanites,[2] a race of people who according to Latter Day Saint theology had been cursed with black skin.[3] Leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) have taught that he inherited the curse of Cain through his grandmother, Egyptus, so that the devil might have representation upon the earth.[4]