“ | A delicate flower to be pressed between walls of stone. | ” |
—Baka |
Lilia was a Hebrew slave who served as a “water girl.” A firstborn,[1] she was later forced to become the concubine of Dathan, a former chief Hebrew overseer and the newly appointed Governor of Goshen, after the death of Baka.[2] She later married Joshua, the successor of Moses.
Behind the scenes[]
Lilia was portrayed by actress Debra Paget in Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments (1956).
References[]
- ↑ The Ten Commandments: "Lamb's Blood" (Chapter 37)
- ↑ The Ten Commandments: "Dathan's Bribe" (Chapter 20)