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Carchemish
Carchemish ( ), also spelled
Karkemish (
Hittite:
Karkamiš;
Turkish:
Karkamış;
Greek: Εὔρωπος;
Latin:
Europus), was an important ancient capital at times independent but also having been part of the
Mitanni,
Hittite and
Neo Assyrian Empires, now on the frontier between
Turkey and
Syria. It was the location of an
important battle between the
Babylonians and
Egyptians, mentioned in the
Bible (Jer. 46:2). Modern neighbouring cities are
Karkamış in Turkey and
Jarabulus in Syria (also Djerablus, Jerablus, Jarablos, Jarâblos)
[1]/sup>; the original form of the modern toponym seems to have been Djerabis or Jerabis, likely derived from Europos, the ancient name of the Hellenistic-Roman settlement.
Carchemish
(fortress of Chemosh) occupied nearly the site of the later Mabug or Hierapolis. It seems to have commanded the ordinary passage of the Euphrates at Bir or Birekjik . Carchemish appears to have been taken by Pharoah Necho shortly after the battle of Megiddo (cir. B.C. 608), and retaken by Nebuchadnezzar after a battle three years later, B.C. 605. (Jeremiah 46:2)
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) , by William Smith.
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Carchemish
fortress of Chemosh, a city on the west bank of the Euphrates (Jer. 46:2; 2 Chr. 35:20), not, as was once supposed, the Circesium at the confluence of the Chebar and the Euphrates, but a city considerably higher up the river, and commanding the ordinary passage of the Euphrates; probably identical with Hierapolis. It was the capital of the kingdom of the northern Hittites. The Babylonian army, under Nebuchadnezzar, the son of Nabopolassar, here met and conquered the army of Pharaoh-necho, king of Egypt (B.C. 607). It is mentioned in monuments in B.C. 1600 and down to B.C. 717.
