am 3394, bc 610
temple: Heb. house
Necho: Pharaoh, the lame, says the Targumist. 2 Kings 23:29-30, Pharaoh-necho, Jeremiah 46:2-12
Charchemish: Isaiah 10:9
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2 Chronicles 35:20
2 Chronicles 35:20
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