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Daniel 10:20

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Then he said, "Do you know why I have come to you? Now I will return to fight with the prince of Persia. When I go forth, behold, the prince of Greece shall come.

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The Babylonian and Persian EmpiresThe Babylonian and Persian empires that carried Judah into exile and later allowed the return.

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Persia was the empire then ruling Judah’s exiles, while Greece was the rising power that would later succeed Persia; Daniel 10:20 portrays angelic conflict associated with these kingdoms. The Tigris, where Daniel received this vision, was a major river in Mesopotamia within Persian territory.

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Daniel 10:20 mentions Greece, Persia and Tigris.

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

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