Esther 8:14

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So the posts who rode on swift steeds that were used in the king's service went out, being hurried and pressed on by the king's commandment; and the decree was given out in Shushan the palace.

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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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India and Ethiopia marked the eastern and southern limits of the Persian Empire, while Susa was its royal capital in Elam. From Susa, the king’s urgent decree was dispatched throughout this vast realm to counter Haman’s earlier order against the Jews.

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Esther 8:14 mentions Ethiopia, India and Susa.