Esther 4:17

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So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.

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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 a principal royal city of the Persian Empire, located in ancient Elam in present-day southwestern Iran. In this setting, Esther’s crisis unfolds at the imperial court, where God’s providence works through events affecting Jews dispersed under Persian rule.

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Esther 4:17 mentions Susa.