Ezra 8:36

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They delivered the king's commissions to the king's satraps, and to the governors beyond the River: and they furthered the people and the 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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Ahava and Casiphia were places in or near Babylonia where Ezra gathered returnees and secured Levites for the journey from exile. Babylonia was the Persian imperial center, while Beyond the River

Places in this passage

Ezra 8:36 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