Library Theodoret Questions on Exodus
Questions on Exodus 3: How Pharaoh’s daughter knew the child was Hebrew
How did Pharaoh’s daughter know that the child was a Hebrew?
Circumcision made this clear. From this it is evident that the Egyptians were not circumcised at that time; later, emulating the Hebrews, they embraced the law of circumcision. Hence through Jeremiah the God of all also said: “I will visit upon all who are circumcised in their foreskin, upon Egypt and upon the sons of Edom,” and what follows.
Greek: Theodoret of Cyrus, Quaestiones in Octateuchum / Questions on Exodus (CPG 6200.02; cf. Fernández Marcos and Sáenz-Badillos; also PG 80, cols. 225–298). English: study translation for BWAB Library—not the copyrighted Robert C. Hill (CUA Press) translation. The full Questions on Exodus (72 questions) is hosted here.