Hophra
A person of the divided monarchy of Israel and Judah, first named at Jeremiah 37:5.
What we know — and how we know it
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ArchaeologyHe is Apries of Egypt's 26th Dynasty — well attested in monuments — who was overthrown and killed in a civil war, as Jeremiah said.
Where in scripture
JeremiahEzekielPharaoh’s army had come out of Egypt; and when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard news of them, they broke up from Jerusalem.
Jeremiah 37:5
“Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘You shall tell the king of Judah, who sent you to me to inquire of me: “Behold, Pharaoh’s army, which has come out to help you, will return to Egypt into their own land.
Jeremiah 37:7
When the army of the Chaldeans had broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh’s army,
Jeremiah 37:11
“Take great stones in your hand, and hide them in mortar in the brick work, which is at the entry of Pharaoh’s house in Tahpanhes, in the sight of the men of Judah;
Jeremiah 43:9
Yahweh says, ‘Behold, I will give Pharaoh Hophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies, and into the hand of those who seek his life; as I gave Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who was his enemy, and sought his life.’”
Jeremiah 44:30
Yahweh’s word that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the Philistines, before Pharaoh struck Gaza.
Jeremiah 47:1
Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company won’t help him in the war, when they cast up mounds and build forts, to cut off many persons.
Ezekiel 17:17
“Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him and against all Egypt.
Ezekiel 29:2
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.