Esther 1:15

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What shall we do to the queen Vashti according to law, because she has not done the bidding of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?

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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 principal royal center in Persia (modern southwestern Iran), where Xerxes held court; Media and Persia formed the ruling imperial power. The empire stretched from India, likely the Indus region, to Ethiopia/Cush in

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Esther 1:15 mentions Ethiopia, India, Media, Persia and Susa.

Photo of Media — Media · Philippe Chavin

Photo of Persia — Persia · Hadis Faghiri