Esther 1:2

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that in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,

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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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Ethiopia (Cush) and India marked the far southern and eastern reaches of Ahasuerus’s vast Persian Empire, while Media and Persia were the united imperial powers he ruled. Susa, in southwestern

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Esther 1:2 mentions Ethiopia, India, Media, Persia and Susa.

Photo of Media — Media · Philippe Chavin

Photo of Persia — Persia · Hadis Faghiri