Esther 8:2

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The king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it to Mordecai. Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman.

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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 vast eastern and southern reach of Xerxes’ Persian Empire, while Susa was one of its principal royal capitals. In this setting, the king’s transfer of Haman’s

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Esther 8:2 mentions Ethiopia, India and Susa.