Persia

The empire that replaced Babylon and let Israel go home

Persia

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The Persian Empire under Cyrus the Great conquered Babylon in 539 BC and issued a decree allowing the Jewish exiles to return to their homeland and rebuild the Temple. The books of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther are all set in the Persian period. The empire stretched from Egypt to India and was notable for its relatively tolerant treatment of conquered peoples and their religions.

Chapters Mentioning Persia

John

The Chapter That Almost Didn't Make It

A woman dragged into a trap, a claim that split the room, and a single sentence so explosive they picked up stones to kill him. John 8 is where the tension between Jesus and the religious establishment reaches a breaking point — and where Jesus says something about himself that changes everything.

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