Esther 3:7

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In the first month, which is the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, [to] the twelfth [month], which is the month Adar.

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Susa was a principal royal city of the Persian Empire, located in ancient Elam in what is now southwestern Iran. In Esther 3:7, the lot is cast in the king’s court there, highlighting that Haman’s plot against the Jews arose at the administrative center of imperial power.

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Esther 3:7 mentions Susa.