Ezra 7:21

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I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers who are beyond the River, that whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done with all diligence,

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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/Babylonia was the imperial center from which many Judean exiles had come, while Persia now ruled the region. “Beyond the River” denotes the Persian province west of the Euphrates, including Jerusalem, where Artaxerxes authorizes officials to supply Ezra for the temple’s service.

Places in this passage

Ezra 7:21 mentions Babylon, Babylonia, Beyond the River, Jerusalem and Persia.

Photo of Babylon — Babylon · Radomir Vrbovsky

Photo of Babylonia — Babylonia · Radomir Vrbovsky

Photo of Beyond the River — Beyond the River · Bazminbaz

Photo of Jerusalem — Jerusalem · Godot13