Esther 9:13

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Then said Esther, If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews who are in Shushan to do tomorrow also according to this day's decree, and let Haman's ten sons be hanged on the gallows.

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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 the principal royal city of the Persian Empire, located in ancient Elam in present-day southwestern Iran. In Esther 9:13, it is the setting where Esther asks the king to extend the Jews’ defense for another day and to display Haman’s sons, underscoring the public defeat of those who sought their destruction.

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Esther 9:13 mentions Susa.