Ezra 8:22

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For I was ashamed to ask of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way, because we had spoken to the king, saying, The hand of our God is on all those who seek him, for good; but his power and his wrath is against all those who forsake him.

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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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Places in this passage

Ezra 8:22 mentions Ahava, Babylonia, Beyond the River, Casiphia and Jerusalem.

Photo of Babylonia — Babylonia · Radomir Vrbovsky

Photo of Beyond the River — Beyond the River · Bazminbaz

Photo of Casiphia — Casiphia · Radomir Vrbovsky

Photo of Jerusalem — Jerusalem · Godot13