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Esther 1:6

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[There were hangings of] white [cloth], [of] green, and [of] blue, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the couches were of gold and silver, on a pavement of red, and white, and yellow, and black marble.

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Ethiopia (Cush) lay south of Egypt, India marked the empire’s eastern reach, and Media and Persia were Iranian regions united under Ahas

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Esther 1:6 mentions Ethiopia, India, Media, Persia and Susa.

Ethiopia · Bertramz
India · AQEEL BAIG
Media · Philippe Chavin
Persia · Hadis Faghiri

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