Esther 8:9

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Then were the king's scribes called at that time, in the third month Sivan, on the three and twentieth [day] of it; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded to the Jews, and to the satraps, and the governors and princes of the provinces which are from India to Ethiopia, one hundred twenty-seven provinces, to every province according to the writing of it, and to every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.

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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 vast Persian Empire, while Susa was its principal royal capital in southwestern Persia. Esther 8:9 emphasizes that Mordecai’s decree was dispatched from Susa throughout this immense realm, reaching every province under Ahasuerus’s rule.

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Esther 8:9 mentions Ethiopia, India and Susa.