Mind-Benders of Ancient Egyptian History
A pharaoh who appears in the Hebrew Bible
Taharqa, a Kushite (Nubian) pharaoh of Egypt's 25th Dynasty who reigned about 690 to 664 BCE, is one of the few Egyptian rulers named in the Hebrew Bible. Scholars identify him with 'Tirhakah, king of Cush,' who appears in 2 Kings 19:9 and Isaiah 37:9 during the campaigns of the Assyrian king Sennacherib.
How we know
Taharqa, 25th-Dynasty (Kushite) pharaoh, r. 690-664 BCE; mainstream scholars identify him with 'Tirhakah, king of Cush' named in 2 Kings 19:9 and Isaiah 37:9.
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