The Jeroboam narrative occurs in two main forms, one in the Hebrew Bible, 1 Kings 11-14, and the other in the Greek Bible, 3 Kingdoms 12: 24a-z. This difference gave rise to a scholarly debate over many decades. In a recent article in the JSJ, Marvin A. Sweeney has proposed a ...
Christianity in Iran مسيحيت در ايران باستان - بخش دوم Persia and the Bible Persian Kings in the Bible Chronology of Persian History Rulers & Dynasties of Persia Nazarene Christians Bible and Persian Proverbs کت...
45 This is what the Lord says to Cyrus [44:28], his ·appointed king [anointed one; messiah]: “I hold your right handand will help you ·defeat [subdue] nations and ·take away other kings’ power [or remove kings’ armor; L open the loins of kings].I will open doors for yo...
Rawlinson (1836 and subsequent years), provided the material through which Akkad. was deciphered. The inscr. details the fortunes of the royal line of the Achaemenids from c. 700-500 b.c. The annals give not only the line of kings but also their policies, campaigns, conquests, speeches,...
Ri Mede ro im Ri Persia ro rar watõk aibujuij eo ej walok jen air bõk anjo ion juõn ailiñ elaplok jen men in rakim ko rej bõk jen ien tarinae ko. jw2019 Since the Babylonian scribes customarily counted the years of the Persian kings’ reign from Nisan (March/April...
Darius is a historic name via Emperor Darius the Great, a key figure in ancient Persian history, and several other Persian kings. His name today has an appealingly artistic image, which might well be found on a concert program or gallery announcement. Darius Continued Caspar Origin: Persian,...
Ferdowsi was born in Khorasan in a village near Tous, in 935 CE His great epic TheShahnameh(The Epic of Kings), to which he devoted most of his adult life, was originally composed for the Samanid princes of Khorasan, who were the chief instigators of the revival of Persian cultural tradi...
ed snakes; Praising the snake was rooted in their belief in primordial magic. The image of the snake on the lids of dishes and pots granted protection against bad intent and evil forces. The figure of the snake was also carved on the gates, altars, and the scepter of Elamite kings....
The impact of the expansionism of the Persians was felt in 1935 when Reza Shah Pahlavi changed the name of the country known as Persia to Iran. "Eran" was what the ancient Persian kings called the people they ruled that we now know as the Persian Empire. The original Persians were Aryan...
All three kings were believed to be descendants of Teispes, an early Achaemenid Persian king and the son of Achaemenes (7th century BCE), whose name became associated with both the dynasty and later the empire. Anshan, situated in the ancient region of Elam (nowadays southwestern Iran), enj...