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Stone Head, Pharaoh Hophra

Stone Head, Pharaoh Hophra

‎Supporting King Zedekiah’s revolt against Nebuchadnezzar II, Pharaoh Hophra invaded Judah but withdrew without significantly damaging Babylonian forces. Jeremiah prophesied that God would “give Pharaoh Hophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies” (Jer 44:30). After Hophra returned to Egypt, the Greek colony of Cyrene soundly defeated the army he sent against them. Egyptian survivors, rebelling, chose one of Hophra’s generals as leader. This general, who became Pharaoh Ahmose (Amasis) II, deposed Hophra in 570 B.C. and killed him in battle in 567, fulfilling Jeremiah’s prophecy.
‎Jer 37:5–11, Jer 44:30, Ezek 17:15–17
‎Image by Keith Schengili-Roberts, from Wikimedia Commons. License: CC BY-SA 2.5

 

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