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Jeremiah 43:13 Cross-References
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“He shall break also the images of Bethshemesh, that is in the land of Egypt; and the houses of the gods of the Egyptians shall he burn with fire. images: Heb. statues, or, standing images Bethshemesh: or, The house of the sun”
Jeremiah 43:13 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 43:13
He shall break also the images of Beth-shemesh, that is in the land of Egypt (וְשִׁבַּר אֶת־מַצְּבוֹת בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם)—Beth-shemesh (House of the Sun, בֵּית־שֶׁמֶשׁ) is Heliopolis (Greek, 'City of the Sun'), center of Ra worship, Egypt's chief solar deity. The matzevot (מַצְּבוֹת, pillars/obelisks) were massive stone monuments, including famous sun-pillars that survived into Hellenistic times (later called 'Cleopatra's Needles').And the houses of the gods of the Egyptians shall he burn with fire (וְאֶת־בָּתֵּי אֱלֹהֵי מִצְרַיִם יִשְׂרֹף בָּאֵשׁ)—comprehensive destructio...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
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