Ezra 4:17

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[Then] sent the king an answer to Rehum the chancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions who dwell in Samaria, and in the rest [of the country] beyond the River: Peace, and so forth.

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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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Samaria and Jerusalem lay in the Persian province “Beyond the River,” west of the

Places in this passage

Ezra 4:17 mentions Assyria, Babylon, Beyond the River, Elam, Erech, Jerusalem, Persia, Samaria and Susa.

Photo of Assyria — Assyria · Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg)

Photo of Babylon — Babylon · Radomir Vrbovsky

Photo of Beyond the River — Beyond the River · Bazminbaz