{"id":121334,"date":"2026-09-23T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/?p=121334"},"modified":"2026-09-23T11:37:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T09:37:29","slug":"thermuthis-egyptian-moses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/it\/thermuthis-egyptian-moses\/","title":{"rendered":"Thermuthis: The Egyptian Princess Who Risked Everything to Save Moses"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>img#mv-trellis-img-1::before{padding-top:56.25%; }img#mv-trellis-img-1{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-2::before{padding-top:56.333333333333%; }img#mv-trellis-img-2{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-3::before{padding-top:56.25%; }img#mv-trellis-img-3{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-4::before{padding-top:56.25%; }img#mv-trellis-img-4{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-5::before{padding-top:56.25%; }img#mv-trellis-img-5{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-6::before{padding-top:56.25%; }img#mv-trellis-img-6{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-7::before{padding-top:56.333333333333%; }img#mv-trellis-img-7{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-8::before{padding-top:56.25%; }img#mv-trellis-img-8{display:block;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il <strong>story of Moses<\/strong> begins with the Pharaoh&rsquo;s daughter, who takes pity on an innocent baby despite her father&rsquo;s direct orders to kill all Hebrew boys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her name was Thermuthis.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Thermuthis wasn&rsquo;t just someone&rsquo;s daughter, savior, or wife. She was potentially a <strong>ruler of Egypt<\/strong>&nbsp;who left behind an incredible legacy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Who Was Thermuthis?<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-121374\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/princess_nile_arrival.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-121374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/princess_nile_arrival.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/princess_nile_arrival-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/princess_nile_arrival-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/princess_nile_arrival-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/princess_nile_arrival-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/princess_nile_arrival-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/princess_nile_arrival-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/princess_nile_arrival-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/princess_nile_arrival-170x96.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20576'%3E%3Crect%20width='1024'%20height='576'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-121374 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/princess_nile_arrival.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/princess_nile_arrival.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/princess_nile_arrival.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/princess_nile_arrival-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/princess_nile_arrival-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/princess_nile_arrival-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/princess_nile_arrival-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/princess_nile_arrival-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/princess_nile_arrival-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/princess_nile_arrival-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/princess_nile_arrival-170x96.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/it\/\">&copy; Angelynum<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The name <em>Thermuthis<\/em> doesn&rsquo;t actually appear in the Bible. It comes from Flavius Josephus&rsquo; book, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gutenberg.org\/files\/2848\/2848-h\/2848-h.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Antiquities of the Jews<\/a> (1st century).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Josephus calls her the daughter of the reigning Pharaoh, a woman without children of her own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He describes her as walking along the Nile with her attendants when she discovered something strange floating in the water.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Jewish rabbinic tradition, she goes by the name <strong>Bithiah or Bityah<\/strong>, which means <em>daughter of god<\/em>. That name shows up in 1 Chronicles, in a genealogy list.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Only later, Jewish sages connected her to the woman who saved Moses from the Nile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, depending on the source you choose to read, you can find this Egyptian princess under<strong> two names<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Finding Moses<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-121379\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/princess_discovers_moses.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-121379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/princess_discovers_moses.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/princess_discovers_moses-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/princess_discovers_moses-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/princess_discovers_moses-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/princess_discovers_moses-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/princess_discovers_moses-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/princess_discovers_moses-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/princess_discovers_moses-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/princess_discovers_moses-960x541.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/princess_discovers_moses-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/princess_discovers_moses-170x96.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"676\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%20676'%3E%3Crect%20width='1200'%20height='676'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-121379 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/princess_discovers_moses.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-2\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/princess_discovers_moses.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/princess_discovers_moses.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/princess_discovers_moses-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/princess_discovers_moses-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/princess_discovers_moses-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/princess_discovers_moses-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/princess_discovers_moses-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/princess_discovers_moses-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/princess_discovers_moses-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/princess_discovers_moses-960x541.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/princess_discovers_moses-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/princess_discovers_moses-170x96.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/it\/\">&copy; Angelynum<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Exodus 2 contains one of the most famous biblical stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pharaoh had ordered every Hebrew baby boy killed at birth, worried the Israelites were growing too powerful in Egypt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One mother took her chances. She hid her son for three months, then built a small basket, sealed it with tar, and set it afloat along the riverbank.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then Pharaoh&rsquo;s daughter arrived to bathe. Some sources claim that she frequently washed herself in the Nile to symbolically <strong>purify herself<\/strong> from Egyptian religion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She noticed the basket and opened it to find a crying baby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thermuthis instantly knew that the baby boy was Hebrew, but <strong>her compassion<\/strong> won.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Without her kindness, there would be no Moses, no Exodus, and no nation breaking the chains of slavery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What Thermuthis did was open <strong>defiance of a royal decree<\/strong>, issued by her own father.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jewish tradition doesn&rsquo;t downplay the risk either. Some sources describe her reaching out to grab the basket and being protected in the act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Though she was an heir, she wasn&rsquo;t a prophet or a general, so under the law, that decision simply wasn&rsquo;t hers to make.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Raising Moses as Her Own<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-121375\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ancient_egyptian_palace_scene.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-121375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ancient_egyptian_palace_scene.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ancient_egyptian_palace_scene-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ancient_egyptian_palace_scene-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ancient_egyptian_palace_scene-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ancient_egyptian_palace_scene-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ancient_egyptian_palace_scene-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ancient_egyptian_palace_scene-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ancient_egyptian_palace_scene-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ancient_egyptian_palace_scene-170x96.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20576'%3E%3Crect%20width='1024'%20height='576'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-121375 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ancient_egyptian_palace_scene.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-3\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ancient_egyptian_palace_scene.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ancient_egyptian_palace_scene.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ancient_egyptian_palace_scene-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ancient_egyptian_palace_scene-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ancient_egyptian_palace_scene-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ancient_egyptian_palace_scene-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ancient_egyptian_palace_scene-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ancient_egyptian_palace_scene-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ancient_egyptian_palace_scene-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ancient_egyptian_palace_scene-170x96.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/it\/\">&copy; Angelynum<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once she decided to keep the baby, Thermuthis didn&rsquo;t do it halfway. Exodus says that <strong>he became her son<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She named him Moses, explaining that she had drawn him out of the water, which is what the name means in Hebrew.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Josephus describes how she presented the baby to her father, who was delighted, even though a priest warned that the child could one day threaten Egypt&rsquo;s throne.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The princess shielded him from harm, insisting that he would stay with her as her own child. Interestingly, the same source notes how Moses&rsquo;s birth mother was unknowingly hired as his <strong>wet nurse<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, Moses was raised by two mothers, existing between <strong>two identities<\/strong> from the very beginning!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thermuthis turned a Hebrew baby boy into a prince of Egypt, with full rights and protection.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. An Education Fit for a Prince<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-121377\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/moses_scroll_mentorship.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-121377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/moses_scroll_mentorship.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/moses_scroll_mentorship-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/moses_scroll_mentorship-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/moses_scroll_mentorship-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/moses_scroll_mentorship-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/moses_scroll_mentorship-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/moses_scroll_mentorship-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/moses_scroll_mentorship-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/moses_scroll_mentorship-170x96.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20576'%3E%3Crect%20width='1024'%20height='576'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-121377 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/moses_scroll_mentorship.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-4\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/moses_scroll_mentorship.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/moses_scroll_mentorship.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/moses_scroll_mentorship-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/moses_scroll_mentorship-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/moses_scroll_mentorship-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/moses_scroll_mentorship-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/moses_scroll_mentorship-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/moses_scroll_mentorship-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/moses_scroll_mentorship-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/moses_scroll_mentorship-170x96.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/it\/\">&copy; Angelynum<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Growing up in the palace meant Moses received an elite education, the kind almost nobody of his birth could ever dream of!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Book of Acts describes Moses as <strong>trained in all the wisdom<\/strong> of the Egyptians, skilled in both speech and action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Egyptian royal education covered administration, law, rhetoric, military strategy, and religious knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He possessed all the knowledge to lead a kingdom and rule a nation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Josephus also spoke of Moses commanding an Egyptian military campaign and protecting Egypt&rsquo;s southern border.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All of this puts in perspective just<strong> how much Thermuthis did<\/strong> for Moses and his whole people!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks to her, his leadership wasn&rsquo;t improvised. It rested upon a foundation that she created for him.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Her Empathy for the Hebrews<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-121373\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/egyptian_princess_praying.jpg\" alt=\"thermuthis\" class=\"wp-image-121373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/egyptian_princess_praying.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/egyptian_princess_praying-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/egyptian_princess_praying-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/egyptian_princess_praying-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/egyptian_princess_praying-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/egyptian_princess_praying-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/egyptian_princess_praying-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/egyptian_princess_praying-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/egyptian_princess_praying-170x96.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20576'%3E%3Crect%20width='1024'%20height='576'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"thermuthis\" class=\"wp-image-121373 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/egyptian_princess_praying.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-5\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/egyptian_princess_praying.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/egyptian_princess_praying.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/egyptian_princess_praying-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/egyptian_princess_praying-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/egyptian_princess_praying-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/egyptian_princess_praying-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/egyptian_princess_praying-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/egyptian_princess_praying-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/egyptian_princess_praying-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/egyptian_princess_praying-170x96.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/it\/\">&copy; Angelynum<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thermuthis&rsquo;s compassion didn&rsquo;t end with Moses.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both scripture and later Jewish tradition suggest she sympathized with the Hebrew people throughout her life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&rsquo;s also said that she turned away from Egyptian idols and toward <strong>the One God<\/strong>, which could be why she was given the name Bityah.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some traditions even count her among the <strong>righteous converts<\/strong>, people born outside Israel who chose its faith anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If that were true, then she would be for Judaism what the Emperor Constantine was for Christianity, and deserves just as much recognition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&rsquo;s also likely that her attitude allowed Moses to take care of his community because she had her protecting him.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. Was She a Ruling Monarch?<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-121378\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hatshepsut_palace_balcony.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-121378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hatshepsut_palace_balcony.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hatshepsut_palace_balcony-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hatshepsut_palace_balcony-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hatshepsut_palace_balcony-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hatshepsut_palace_balcony-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hatshepsut_palace_balcony-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hatshepsut_palace_balcony-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hatshepsut_palace_balcony-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hatshepsut_palace_balcony-170x96.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20576'%3E%3Crect%20width='1024'%20height='576'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-121378 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hatshepsut_palace_balcony.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-6\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hatshepsut_palace_balcony.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hatshepsut_palace_balcony.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hatshepsut_palace_balcony-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hatshepsut_palace_balcony-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hatshepsut_palace_balcony-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hatshepsut_palace_balcony-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hatshepsut_palace_balcony-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hatshepsut_palace_balcony-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hatshepsut_palace_balcony-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hatshepsut_palace_balcony-170x96.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/it\/\">&copy; Angelynum<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Neither Exodus nor Josephus ever claimed that Thermuthis was a pharaoh herself, just that she was a princess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, a separate historical theory <strong>connects her to Hatshepsut<\/strong>, one of the only women to rule Egypt as pharaoh in her own right, around the fifteenth century BC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hatshepsut&rsquo;s real reign is well documented. She took power after her husband&rsquo;s death, ruled as regent for her young stepson, then declared herself pharaoh. She even wore the ceremonial false beard!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Egypt was peaceful and prosperous under her rule, and she even built one of the most striking temples in Egyptian history at <a href=\"https:\/\/egyptianmuseum.org\/explore\/new-kingdom-monuments-deir-el\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deir el-Bahri<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mainstream Egyptologists <strong>don&rsquo;t accept the theory<\/strong> that she and Thermuthis could be the same person, but it&rsquo;s still debated because there&rsquo;s no proof that they weren&rsquo;t, either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. Her Successor Turned on Israel<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-113923\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bible-teach-heroes-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-113923\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bible-teach-heroes-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bible-teach-heroes-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bible-teach-heroes-1-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bible-teach-heroes-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bible-teach-heroes-1-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bible-teach-heroes-1-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bible-teach-heroes-1-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bible-teach-heroes-1-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bible-teach-heroes-1-960x541.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bible-teach-heroes-1-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bible-teach-heroes-1-170x96.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"676\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%20676'%3E%3Crect%20width='1200'%20height='676'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-113923 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bible-teach-heroes-1.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bible-teach-heroes-1.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bible-teach-heroes-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bible-teach-heroes-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bible-teach-heroes-1-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bible-teach-heroes-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bible-teach-heroes-1-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bible-teach-heroes-1-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bible-teach-heroes-1-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bible-teach-heroes-1-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bible-teach-heroes-1-960x541.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bible-teach-heroes-1-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bible-teach-heroes-1-170x96.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.fineartamerica.com\/images\/artworkimages\/mediumlarge\/3\/moses-parting-the-red-sea-james-roney.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&copy; images.fineartamerica<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If Thermuthis really was Hatshepsut, then the pharaoh who ruled after her should be <strong>Thutmose III<\/strong>, her nephew and stepson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He spent years in her shadow, and so after her death, he removed her name from all the monuments across Egypt and reinstated forced labor upon the Hebrew people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He&rsquo;s the pharaoh of the Exodus, the one Moses confronted. His army was <strong>destroyed at the sea<\/strong> while chasing the fleeing Israelites out of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The same ruling family produced numerous tyrants, one compassionate princess, and then another tyrant.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Again, this connection rests on a disputed timeline, not any confirmed theory.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">8. Her Story, In and Out of Scripture<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-121376\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/egyptian_princess_courtyard.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-121376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/egyptian_princess_courtyard.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/egyptian_princess_courtyard-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/egyptian_princess_courtyard-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/egyptian_princess_courtyard-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/egyptian_princess_courtyard-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/egyptian_princess_courtyard-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/egyptian_princess_courtyard-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/egyptian_princess_courtyard-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/egyptian_princess_courtyard-170x96.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20576'%3E%3Crect%20width='1024'%20height='576'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-121376 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/egyptian_princess_courtyard.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-8\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/egyptian_princess_courtyard.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/egyptian_princess_courtyard.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/egyptian_princess_courtyard-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/egyptian_princess_courtyard-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/egyptian_princess_courtyard-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/egyptian_princess_courtyard-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/egyptian_princess_courtyard-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/egyptian_princess_courtyard-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/egyptian_princess_courtyard-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/egyptian_princess_courtyard-170x96.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/it\/\">&copy; Angelynum<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nel <strong>Bibbia<\/strong>, Thermuthis is unnamed but unmistakable.&nbsp;Her act of compassion set the entire liberation story in motion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Outside the Bible, <strong>Josephus<\/strong> gave her a name, a personality, and a backstory involving palace intrigue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then, Jewish <strong>rabbinic tradition<\/strong> renamed her, calling her Bityah. 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