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Ezra 7:5

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the son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest;

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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 place of Judah’s exile; Persia later ruled it and authorized Ezra’s journey to Jerusalem. “Beyond the River” was the

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Ezra 7:5 mentions Babylon, Babylonia, Beyond the River, Jerusalem and Persia.

Babylon · Radomir Vrbovsky
Babylonia · Radomir Vrbovsky
Beyond the River · Bazminbaz
Jerusalem · Godot13

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