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Ezra 1:8

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even those did Cyrus king of Persia bring forth by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered them to Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah.

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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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Babylonia was the land of Judah’s exile, from which Cyrus of Persia authorized the return of temple vessels. Jerusalem, Judah’s holy city and former temple site, was the intended destination for restoring worship after Persian rule replaced Babylonian power.

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Ezra 1:8 mentions Babylonia, Jerusalem and Persia.

Babylonia · Radomir Vrbovsky
Jerusalem · Godot13
Persia · Hadis Faghiri

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