History · 8 · Josiah and Huldah

Necho crossed the Euphrates

Pharaoh Necho joined forces with Assyria and crossed the Euphrates, the first Egyptian king to do so since Thutmose III in 1446 BCE.

Egypt's last imperial gamble.

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Their attempt to defend Assyria's last capital at Harran failed, marking the end of the Assyrian Empire.

Bible reference: 2 Kings 23:29

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 124

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