[[Jer-43]] Prev: [[Prophecies in Jer-42]] | Next: [[Prophecies in Jer-44]] --- ### and they came into the land of Egypt; for they didn't obey Yahweh's voice: and they came to Tahpanhes. *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: The remnant of Judah, led by Johanan, enters Egypt and settles in Tahpanhes, fulfilling the warning of their disobedience. *Historical context*: Archaeological excavations at Tell Defenneh (identified as Tahpanhes) by Sir Flinders Petrie in 1886 uncovered evidence of a 6th-century BC Jewish presence, including pottery and structures that corroborate the biblical account of Judean refugees fleeing to Egypt following the fall of Jerusalem in 586 BC. *Related to*: [[Jer-42#v15|Jeremiah 42:15]]-19 ### and tell them, Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says: 'Behold, I will send and take Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will set his throne on these stones that I have hidden; and he will spread his royal pavilion over them. He will come, and will strike the land of Egypt' *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: Jeremiah predicts that King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon will invade Egypt and establish his royal presence at the entrance of Pharaoh's house in Tahpanhes. *Historical context*: A fragmentary Babylonian cuneiform tablet (BM 33041) in the British Museum records that in his 37th regnal year (568/567 BC), Nebuchadnezzar II launched a campaign against Egypt. Furthermore, Sir Flinders Petrie discovered a large brick pavement (mastaba) at the entrance of the palace-fort at Tell Defenneh, which aligns with the 'brick work' described where Jeremiah was told to hide the stones. *Related to*: ### He will also break the pillars of Beth Shemesh, that is in the land of Egypt; and he will burn the houses of the gods of Egypt with fire.'" *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: The prophecy declares that the Babylonian invasion will result in the destruction of Egyptian religious centers, specifically the obelisks and temples of Heliopolis (Beth Shemesh). *Historical context*: Beth Shemesh, meaning 'House of the Sun,' is the Hebrew name for Heliopolis, a major center for Ra worship in Egypt. While the Babylonian destruction of these specific monuments is not detailed in extant Egyptian records (which typically omitted defeats), the decline of the Saitic Period and the subsequent Persian conquest under Cambyses II, who famously desecrated Heliopolis, are seen by scholars as the culmination of the instability initiated by Nebuchadnezzar's 6th-century BC raids. *Related to*: --- #ai_prophecy