In the Latter Day Saint scripture the Book of Abraham, Pharaoh is the proper name of the first king of Egypt.
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] The use of the name Pharaoh is considered anachronistic during Abraham's time by virtually all scholars, including LDS Scholars.
[5] Most LDS Scholars who adhere to the historicity of the Book of Abraham point to a Jewish redactor who replaced original words with wording that would have been more understandable to his day.