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Esther 2:3

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and let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the beautiful young virgins to Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, to the custody of Hegai the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them;

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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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Esther 2:3 mentions Babylon, Jerusalem and Susa.

Babylon · Radomir Vrbovsky
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Susa · Carole Raddato

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