Esther 2:22

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The thing became known to Mordecai, who shown it to Esther the queen; and Esther told the king [of it] in Mordecai's name.

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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 the Persian royal capital, where Mordecai learned of the assassination plot and Esther reported it to the king. Babylon and Jerusalem frame the wider exile context: Jews displaced from Jerusalem, including those connected with Mordecai’s family, lived under Persian rule after Babylon’s dominance had ended.

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Esther 2:22 mentions Babylon, Jerusalem and Susa.

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