Bit yes

Bitja is the name of a pharaoh's daughter in the Old Testament .

etymology

The personal name Bitja בִּתְיָה bitjāh is of Egyptian origin , since the name bearer is a pharaoh's daughter . The original form of the name is bj.tj.t and means "queen".

Biblical narration

Bitja is mentioned in 1 Chr 4,18  EU . She is the wife of Mered, the son of Ezra, of the tribe of Judah . Three sons and one grandson are mentioned. The sons are called Mirjam, Schammai and Jischbach, his son is Eschtemoa.

The Septuagint gives the name differently, the Codex Alexandrinus as Βεθθια Beththia , the review of Lukian as Φαθθουια Paththūia and the Codex Vaticanus as Γελια Gelia 1 Chr 4,18  LXX , the Vulgate following the Codex Alexandrinus as Beththia .

Rabbinical literature

In Wajikra Rabba, a Midrash to Leviticus, Bitja is equated with the pharaoh's daughter from Ex 2.5  EU . It is said: “The holy one, praised be he, said to Bitja, Pharaoh's daughter: Moses was not your son and you called him your son, you are not my daughter either and I call you my daughter, as has been said : These are the sons of Bitja, the daughter of YHWH . ”(Wajjiqra Rabba, Parascha 1) This story is based on the interpretation of the name Bitja asבַּת יָהּ bat jāh , German 'daughter of YHWH ' .

literature

• Art. בִּתְיָה, In: Gesenius, 18th edition 2013 , p. 187.

Web links

• Wajjiqra Rabba on sefaria.org (Hebrew).