o 9 Though we are slaves,p our God has not abandoned us in our slavery. He has extended grace to us in the presence of the Persian kings,q giving us relief, so that we can rebuild the house of our God and repair its ruins,r to give us a wall in Judah and Jerusalem. 了解更多...
Who were the slaves in ancient Greece? Who were the Scythians according to Herodotus? What did the Hittites call their leader? Name 2 famous Assyrian Kings. What did the Hittites teach the Assyrians? What major civilizations were included in the Persian Empire?
Who set the currency for the Persian Empire? Which is older: the Ottoman Empire or the Persian Empire? What Persian emperor defeated the Babylonian Empire in 538 BCE? What was important about the location of the Persian Empire? What are some accomplishments of the Persian Empire? Which Hellenis...
We are now witnessing the final selection process of the 144,000, much like Esther’s preparation to become queen. Since October 22, 1844, during the investigative judgment, God has been sealing the 144,000—those who uphold the 7th-day Sabbath and the First Commandment (All Royal Ten Comma...
The Old Testament is written mostly in Hebrew, with a few small sections written in Aramaic, which is the language that evolved after the Jews were transported out of the land of Israel and lived in the land that was ruled by several kingdoms that eventually became the Pe...
to this, Israel obtained building materials from Sidon and Tyre for the construction of the temple (see 1 Chronicles 22:4). King Hiram of Tyre provided many of the temple furnishings for Solomon (1 Kings 7:13-51). Tyrians and Sidonians are also mentioned in helping rebuild the temple ...
Who was taken into the Babylonian Captivity in 597 B.C.E.? Babylonian Captivity: The event known as the Babylonian Captivity began in 597 BCE. It occurred under the rule of King Nebuchadnezzar II, widely considered to be the most powerful Neo-Babylonian king. He is believed to have suffe...
Death in the ancient world was rarely a dignified prospect. While this was certainly true for ordinary people, kings and religious leaders died horribly as ...
An acknowledgment that they have received and hold their royal power from Ormuzd is universal on the part of all the Persian kings who have left inscriptions of any length; but they do not often indulge in such a hyperbole as this of Cyrus. Artaxerxes Ochus, however, calls himself "king...
Who are called Syed? Sayyid (UK: /ˈsaɪɪd, ˈseɪjɪd/, US: /ˈsɑːjɪd/; Arabic: سيد [ˈsæjjɪd]; Persian: [sejˈjed]; meaning 'Lord', 'Master'; Arabic plural: سادة sādah; feminine: سيدة sayyidah) is anhonorific...