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Daniel 10:13

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But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days; but, behold, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me: and I remained there with the kings of Persia.

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Persia was the Achaemenid Empire ruling Judah in Daniel’s day, while Greece lay to the west and represented a later imperial power. The Tigris, a major Mesopotamian river, was where Daniel received this vision; the passage portrays spiritual opposition connected with earthly kingdoms.

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Daniel 10:13 mentions Greece, Persia and Tigris.

Greece · George E. Koronaios
Persia · Hadis Faghiri
Tigris · Dûrzan cîrano

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