Daniel 8:20

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The ram which you saw, that had the two horns, they are the kings of Media and Persia.

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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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Daniel’s vision is set at Susa in Elam, near the Ulai canal, within the Persian imperial sphere; Media and Persia together represent the ram’s two-horned kingdom, later challenged by Greece. Canaan is not named in the verse but matters as the land of God’s people affected by these successive empires.

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Daniel 8:20 mentions Canaan, Elam, Greece, Media, Persia, Susa and Ulai.

Photo of Greece — Greece · George E. Koronaios

Photo of Media — Media · Philippe Chavin