Can you tell me the story of Pharaoh ruling by the city of Nineveh & its source?

A tip to the view that Pharaoh did not die at the splitting of the Reed Sea can be found in Exodus 14:28. The verse states that the water covered by the Egyptians, “v’lo nish’ar bahem od echad.” The plain meaning of that verse is that not even one person remained. The Midrash, in Pirkei D’Rabbi Eliezer, says that the verse can be read to mean “up until, but not including one person (i.e. Pharoah), was left.” The Midrash continues to note that Pharoah became king of Nineveh.

Additionally, the commentary Ba’al Ha’turim points points out the following linguistic similarity: In Exodus 14:31

it says, “…And they [the Jewish people] believed in the Lord…”; and in Jonah 3:5 it says, “And the citizens of Nineveh believed in G-d….” Both verses use the word “Va’yaminu”—and they believed. that points us to the Midrash quoted above, and explains that the citizens of Nineveh were brought to belief in G-d by Pharaoh, when he told them of the wonders that occurred in Egypt and in the Red Sea.

The implications of that Midrash are truly astounding! The fact that someone like Pharoah, who duration and again refused to recognize the potential of G-d, could repent and teach a whole city about the truth of G-d, is a remarkable lesson in the strength of repentance.

Original post by ATR