Daniel 8:2

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I saw in the vision; now it was so, that when I saw, I was in Shushan the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in the vision, and I was by the river Ulai.

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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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Susa was a major royal city in Elam, east of Canaan, beside the Ulai canal in the Persian realm. Daniel’s vision is

Places in this passage

Daniel 8:2 mentions Canaan, Elam, Greece, Media, Persia, Susa and Ulai.

Photo of Greece — Greece · George E. Koronaios

Photo of Media — Media · Philippe Chavin