CYRUS
Definition
The founder of the Persian Empire. He allowed the Jews, after the conquest of Babylon, to return home to Judea and rebuild the Temple.
References
2 Chronicles 36:22, 2 Chronicles 36:23, Ezra 1:1, Ezra 1:2, Ezra 1:7, Ezra 1:8, Ezra 3:7, Ezra 4:3, Ezra 4:5, Ezra 5:13, Ezra 5:14, Ezra 5:17, Ezra 6:3, Ezra 6:14, Isaiah 44:28, Isaiah 45:1, Daniel 1:21, Daniel 6:28, Daniel 10:1
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