Extended from India to Ethiopia. Esther 1:1.
Peopled by descendants of Elam. Gen. 10:22.
ILLUSTRATED BY
Silver part of image in Nebuchadnezzar's dream. Dan. 2:32, 39.
A bear. Dan. 7:5.
A ram with two horns. Dan. 8:3, 20.
Shusan a chief city of. Est. 1:2. Est. 8:15.
Achmetha or Ecbatana a chief city of. Far. 6:2.
Divided into many provinces. Esther 1:1. Dan. 6:1.
Laws of unalterable. Dan. 6:12, 15.
Ruled by, absolute kings. Esther 3:8, 11. Esther 7:9.
KINGS OF, MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE;
Cyrus. Ezra 1:1.
Ahasuerus or Cambyses. Ezra 4:6.
Artaxerxes Smerdis (an usurper). Ezra 4:7.
Darius Hystaspes. Ezra 6:1. Dan. 5:31.
Xerxes. Dan. 11:2.
Artaxerxes Longimanus or Ahasuerus. Ezra 6:14. Ezra 7:1. Esther 1:1.
KINGS OF,
Called kings of Assyria. Ezra 6:22.
Called kings of Babylon. Neb. 13:6.
Styled themselves kings of kings. Ezra 7:12.
Dwelt in royal palaces. Esther 1:2. Esther 8:14.
Were exceeding rich. Esther 1:4. Dan. 12:2.
Entertained magnificently. Esther 1:3, 5, 7.
Held in their hand a golden scepter. Esther 5:2.
Put to death all who approached them without permission. Esther 4:11, 16.
Celebrated for wise men. Esther 1:13. Matt. 2:1.
People of, warlike. Ezek. 27:10. Ezek. 38:5.
Peculiar customs in. Esther 1:8. Esther 2:12, 13.
Babylon taken by the king of. Dan. 5:30, 31.
The Jews delivered from captivity by means of. 2 Chr. 36:20, 22, 23. Ezra 1:1-4.
PREDICTIONS RESPECTING,
Extensive conquest. Dan. 8:4.
Conquest of Babylon. Isa. 21:1, 2. Dan. 5:28.
Deliverance of the Jews. Isa. 44:28. Isa. 45:1-4.
Invasion of Greece under Xerxes. Dan. 11:2.
Downfall by Alexander. Dan. 8:6, 7. Dan. 11:3.