1)

What was Pharaoh's "Yom Huledes"?

1.

Rashi and Targum Onkelos: It means Pharaoh's birthday. 1

2.

Radak #1, Rabeinu Bachye: The day a son (a future Pharaoh) was born unto him.

1

Torah Temimah (note 9): That is the way the Yerushalmi (Avodah Zarah 1:2) interprets "Yom Ginusya" (see Targum Yonasan and Perush Yonasan); whereas the Bavli interprets it as the anniversary of his coronation day.

2)

What are the ramifications of the fact that Pharaoh celebrated his birthday?

1.

Yerushalmi, Avodah Zarah (1:2): We learn from here that the king's birthday is a day of idolatrous celebration, on which one may not buy from or sell to them. 1

1

See Torah Temimah, note 9.

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