Jer 46:25-26 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Jer 46:25-26: 46:25-26 Amon was a fertility god worshiped in Thebes , the capital of Southern Egypt. Amon’s idol, in the form of a ram, represented the sun. The Egyptians thought that this god was very powerful, but like all the other deities of Egypt, it would be destroyed by the all-powerful God of Israel. The Pharaoh , who claimed to be the son of the sun-god, would suffer the same fate. • the land will recover: In 601 BC , Nebuchadnezzar attacked Egypt, did great damage, and then withdrew. He invaded the land again in 568

a46:25-26►

b43:8-13►

cEzek 29:19►

‏ Jeremiah 46:25-26

Summary for Jer 46:25-26: 46:25-26 ^a Amon was a fertility god worshiped in Thebes, the capital of Southern Egypt. Amon’s idol, in the form of a ram, represented the sun. The Egyptians thought that this god was very powerful, but like all the other deities of Egypt, it would be destroyed by the all-powerful God of Israel. The Pharaoh, who claimed to be the son of the sun-god, would suffer the same fate.

• the land will recover: In 601 BC, Nebuchadnezzar attacked Egypt, did great damage, and then withdrew. He invaded the land again in 568–567 BC (43:8-13 ^b; Ezek 29:19 ^c).