Carchemish

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A city on the Euphrates where Babylon defeated Egypt in a decisive battle under Nebuchadnezzar, marking a turning point in ancient Near Eastern power. Isaiah invoked it as an example of a conquered city, while the 2 Chronicles account records King Josiah's fatal encounter with Egypt's Pharaoh Neco at its walls.

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"After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Neco king of Egypt went up to fight against Carchemish by the Euphrates, and Josiah went out against him."

2 Chronicles 35

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2 Chronicles

v. 20

Isaiah

v. 9

Jeremiah

v. 2

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