Note 255 — PART THE SECOND.

Which of the kings of Egypt this Pharaoh of Moses was is uncertain. Not to mention the opinions of the European writers, those of the East generally suppose him to have been El-Weleed, who according to some was an Arab of the tribe of ´Ád, or according to others the son of Muṣ´ab the son of Er-Reiyán the son of El-Weleed the Amalekite. There are historians, however, who suppose Ḳáboos the brother and predecessor of El-Weleed was the prince we are speaking of, and pretend he lived six hundred and twenty years and reigned four hundred. Which is more reasonable, at least, than the opinion of those who imagine it was his father Muṣ´ab or grandfather Er-Reiyán. Abu-l-Fida says the Muṣ´ab, being one hundred and seventy years old and having no child, while he kept the herds saw a cow calve, and heard her say at the same time, ‘O Muṣ´ab, be not grieved, for thou shalt have a wicked son, who will be at length cast into hell.’ And he accordingly had this Weleed, who afterwards coming to be king of Egypt proved an impious tyrant.—S. (A.F., Z.)