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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
Bible — stated in scripture (with verse) · 1
Archaeology — physical evidence · 1
Life, role & deeds
BibleThe pharaoh on whom Judah leaned against Babylon; Jeremiah foretold he would be given into the hand of his enemies.
Jeremiah 44:30; 37:5–7
Death & legacy
Keith Schengili-Roberts — CC BY-SA 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)
ArchaeologyHe is Apries of Egypt's 26th Dynasty — well attested in monuments — who was overthrown and killed in a civil war, as Jeremiah said.
Apries (throne name Wahibre Haaibre), Pharaoh of the 26th (Saïte) Dynasty, r. c. 589-570 BC, attested on his own monuments (obelisks and temple building at Sais and Memphis); his overthrow and death in civil war under Amasis narrated by Herodotus, 'Histories' 2.161-169.