"Conventional wisdom" is that "Hophra" in Jer. 44:33 is the same as the king***
that the Greek historians call Apries, 4th king of the 26th dynasty, who
ruled from 589 to 570 BCE. The form "Khepera" is not the name of a king, but
rather a title of the sun god Re, actually referring to the sacred dung
beetle. But if you or anyone else think that "Hophra" should be identified
with someone else, I'm sure that we would all be happy to hear your
evidence.
Yigal Levin
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