May 26, 2004 · In his vision, Daniel is transported to Susa, the capital of Persia, later referred to in the Books of Nehemiah and Esther. His presence in this ...

May 26, 2004 · Behold, three more kings are going to arise in Persia. Then a fourth will gain far more riches than all of them; as soon as he becomes strong ...

Jan 1, 2008 · The third world kingdom, which was to succeed that of the Medes and the Persians, was the empire created by Alexander the Great whose armies ...

Jun 14, 2004 · I. TITLE: The book is named after the character “Esther” A. In Hebrew the title is rtsa which may be derived from the Persian word for star, ...

Dec 21, 2021 · I. Persian Period (550-330) and Background of Ezra/Nehemiah “When Cyrus entered Babylon in 539 B.C., the world was old.

Jan 1, 2008 · Chapter 11 naturally divides into two major sections. The first, verses 1-35, describes the major rulers of the Persian Empire and then gives in ...

This prince appears to be the Ahasuerus of (Ezra 4:6) Gomates, Cambyses? successor, reversed the policy of Cyrus with respect to the Jews, and forbade by an ...

13 When a gentle south wind sprang up , they thought they could carry out their purpose , so they weighed anchor and sailed close along the coast of Crete . 14 ...

27 tn Heb “all the days of.” 28 sn Darius ruled Persia ca. 522-486 B.C. 29 sn The purpose of the opening verses of this chapter is to summarize why the Jews ...