Ezra 4:2

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then they drew near to Zerubbabel, and to the heads of fathers' [houses], and said to them, Let us build with you; for we seek your God, as you do; and we sacrifice to him since the days of Esar Haddon king of Assyria, who brought us up here.

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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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Ezra 4:2 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