Necho

[ nee-koh ]

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noun

Prince of Sais and Prince of Memphis, flourished 633? b.c., chief of the Egyptian delta lords (father of Psamtik I).

Under the mats in the mosques some blocks of granite of old Egyptian work may be seen, and I noticed the cartouche of Necho twice.

Jehoiakim had no choice but to change his vassalhood to Necho for a vassalage to Nebuchadrezzar.

Pharaoh Necho, of the succeeding dynasty, invaded Palestine and advanced towards the Euphrates.

At Karchemish Necho had lost all the fruits of his struggles in Syria.

Necho caused Jehoahaz to be secured, and sent him as a prisoner to Egypt.

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