Esther 9:18

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But the Jews who were in Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth [day] of it, and on the fourteenth of it; and on the fifteenth [day] of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.

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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 present-day southwestern Iran. In Esther 9:18, its Jews needed two days to defeat their enemies, so they rested and celebrated on the fifteenth of Adar, distinguishing their observance from Jews in unwalled towns.

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Esther 9:18 mentions Susa.