Ezra 5:13

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But in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, Cyrus the king made a decree to build this house of God.

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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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Babylon, in Babylonia (southern Mesopotamia), was the imperial center from which Nebuchadnezzar had conquered Jerusalem in Judea and carried away its temple vessels. “Beyond the River” refers to the Persian province west of the Euphrates, including Judea, where the returned Jews were rebuilding Jerusalem’s temple under imperial scrutiny.

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Ezra 5:13 mentions Babylon, Babylonia, Beyond the River, Euphrates, Jerusalem and Judea.

Photo of Babylon — Babylon · Radomir Vrbovsky

Photo of Babylonia — Babylonia · Radomir Vrbovsky

Photo of Beyond the River — Beyond the River · Bazminbaz