2 Chronicles 36:22
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Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of Yahweh by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, Yahweh stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and [put it] also in writing, saying,
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Jerusalem was Judah’s covenant capital, conquered by Babylon in Chaldea after Judah’s entanglements with powers including Egypt. Babylonian rule gave way to Persia, whose king Cyrus authorized the exiles
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2 Chronicles 36:22 mentions Babylon, Chaldea, Egypt, Jerusalem and Persia.
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