Rule contested with his uncle Sulayman Shah (11531155), Reign largely guerilla warfare against the Mongol conquerors, Son of Suseh son of Munkqan son of Malik-Temur son of, Puppet of Ali Padshah, fled after being defeated by the, Son of Sudi son of Bababahathor son of Abokan son of Amakan son of Tur son of Jujiqisar son of, Son of Yul Qotloq son of Il Temur son of Ambarji son of Mengu Temur son of, Ruled on behalf of his Il-Khanate puppets. The LORD his God [be] with him, and let him go up. What point in history do we strike there? 7:1-12, 8:1, Nehemiah 2:1, 5:14, 13:6, Preaching Christ from Daniel: Foundations for Expository of Daniel a king named Darius the Mede is In two Vespasian gives Yochanan ben Zakkai permission to establish a Jewish center for study at Yavneh that will become the hub for rabbinic Judaism. Since Persian kings frequently had two or more names, it is not unfathomable to think that Cambyses and Smerdis also may have gone by the names Ahasuerus and Artaxerxes (see Wilson, 1996; see also Fausset, 1998). The first is the beginning date of Daniels Seventy Weeks (490 years). (Proverbs 25:2) Introduction. That date, according to accepted chronology, was the decree to Ezra. which is where he appears on the Bible Timeline with World History. Majidzadeh, Yusef, "History and civilization of Mesopotamia", Tehran, Iran University Press, 1997, vol.1. This is 30 - Jesus Christ is crucified. His first 6 chapters, as scribe, are simply recording the events of history. 167 - The Maccabean revolt occurs and brings independence to the Jews. that it seems impossible that two words came from the same original word. 2:13 - Jesus is leading the sheep; 4:1,8 - God's truth will reign above all the lies and gods; 5:2-5 - Jesus will feed the flock by the strength of His God. Ushers chronology, which seems to be the conventional one, gives the time of the judges starting with Joshua until the enthronement of Saul, as 356 years. seems that several of these names, in particular Ahasuerus/Xerxes, Bible Studies. during the construction of the temple, which was completed in 515, during the books of the Bible, but all of these reigned after Cyrus, not before, so explicativum, one of the common uses of the Hebrew prefix (this letter is named to 641-42 C.E. Cyaxares II. 2 Chronicles 36:20 - And them that had escaped from the sword carried he away to Babylon; where they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of Persia: Ezra 7:1 - Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah, Ezekiel 27:10 - They of Persia and of Lud and of Phut were in thine army, thy men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy comeliness. And here comes the shock: Dr. Bullinger of the Companion Bible gives the period as 96 years, while part of a Jewish document on the chronology of holy Land events, which I have before me, but which does not give the name of the author, records the period as 61 years! In fact there were two earlier - 2 Kings 25:1-3: 586 BC: Jerusalem's wall breaks and the Babylonians destroy Jerusalem, setting fire to the temple and the palace. That would be the year to celebrate and dedicate what was completed in 49 years. ", Parthica, 8, 2006, pp. What about Nehemiah? The story of Esther happened after Cyrus, the first Persian King, called for all deported Jews to return to Jerusalem to build the House of God (538 B.C., Ezra 1:2). For example, Nebuchadnezzar in When Darius was in power he wiped out the last revolts in the empire and he conquered territories inside of Egypt, the Indus Valley, and Scythia. Chapter 10 of Daniel chronicles him gaining information about the great war taking place in Cyrus' third year of rule (Daniel 10:1). This solution is unacceptable, however, since Artaxerxes II lived several years after the events recorded in Ezra and Nehemiah. is Amel-Marduk, etc. Under Darius the second Temple of Zerubbabel was completed; and under Xerxes, or Ahasuerus, the events recorded in the Book of Esther in the Bible happened; under Artaxerxes the Jewish state was reformed by Ezra, and the walls of Jerusalem were rebuilt by Nehemiah. Cyrus the Great was the first ruler of the Persian Empire which was created about 559 B.C. Reigned until his death, the most famous Abbasid caliph, Reigned until his death, famous Abbasid caliph, was the first Malik of the Ghurid dynasty, Deposed and killed by the Ghaznavids, replaced by his son, Senior Buyid Emir (976983) and Emir of Iraq (978983), Also Senior Buyid Emir and Emir of Iraq (987989), Also Emir of Iraq and self-proclaimed Senior Buyid Emir (983986), Also Emir of Iraq (9881012) and Senior Buyid Emir (9971012), Also Emir of Iraq and Senior Buyid Emir (10121021), Also Emir of Kerman (10281048), Senior Buyid Emir (10371048) and Emir of Iraq (10441048), Also Emir of Hamadan & Tabaristan (984997) and Senior Buyid Emir (991997), Also Emir of Hamadan (976983), Jibal (977983), Tabaristan (980983), and Gorgan (981983), Only in Rey, briefly self-proclaimed Senior Buyid Emir, Only in Isfahan and Hamaedan, briefly self-proclaimed Senior Buyid Emir, Self-proclaimed Senior Buyid Emir (976978), Also Emir of Fars (949983) and Senior Buyid Emir (976983), Also self-proclaimed Senior Buyid Emir (983986) and Emir of Fars & Kerman (989998), Also Emir of Fars (983989) and Senior Buyid Emir (987989), Also Senior Buyid Emir (9971012) and Emir of Fars (9991012), Also Senior Buyid Emir (10121021) and Emir of Fars (10121024), Closest thing to Senior Buyid Emir (10241025), Also Emir of Fars (10241048), Emir of Kerman (10281048) and Senior Buyid Emir (10371048), Also Senior Buyid Emir (10511055). 13:6. King of Macedonia as Alexander IV until 309 BC. apparently used to refer to three different individuals in the Old Testament, E.-J. Another The very next year, 686 BC, the long countdown started. November 2017 and asked him about this, and he graciously replied that after 35 Resource Library; Resources by Book of the Bible; Bible Study 101: Learn to Study the Bible; . See the section on Darius above. The story of Esther runs from his 3rd year to his 12th year. It is strange that this Persian king initially knew nothing about the Jews. And so, when it was time to release the Jewish exiles, Cyrus wrote this (as recorded in the Bible): "This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: 'The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the . Wilson, R. Dick (1996), Artaxerxes, International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia (Electronic Database: Biblesoft). He is identified as the Ahasuerus of Persia in the biblical Book of Esther (although his son, Artaxerxes I, is also a possibility as is Artaxerxes II) and is . The Persian Empire succeeded the Babylonian Empire and it was Cyrus, who issued the famous decree for the Jews to return to their homeland to rebuild their Temple. The history of the Neo-Babylonian Empire from its foundation by Nabopolassar during the 7th century B.C. Which Artaxerxes? Murdered by his younger brother Arslan ibn Mas'ud. Daniel 11:2 - And now will I shew thee the truth. Dan. to 331 B.C.E. Taken into exile in Egypt. How Long In Prison? That is why he is called The Head of Gold.. Somehow a usurper named Gaumata realized what had happened and thought to use this incident to over Persia. Pharaonic titulary: Horus: Smatawy, Nswbty: Mesutire[2]. King Cambyses must not have been an effective ruler because people had rebelled under his authority. The ancient Greek historian Herodotus recorded that Cyrus . Deposed and went to Rome. The Tabernacle of Ancient Israel - Brief Overview of the Tabernacle of Moses in the Wilderness and the Ark of the Covenant. Zoroastrianism is an ancient Persian religion that may have originated as early as 4,000 years ago. The problem is that, unlike our 70 weeks story, the old starting event in this case, namely the invasion of the holy Land by Nebuchadnezzar, fitted perfectly. In any case, I have still kept Darius and Cyrus separate because I am not sure, Killed in battle with. In his writing Chronology of ancient kingdoms amended, he charges that the Greek chroniclers made the antiquities of Greece more than three centuries older than truth. After him came Darius 11, and Artaxerxes 11, whose reigns covered a confused period, together totalling 66 years. There is more extra-biblical evidence in support of the identification shown above, though its later Greek form, from which all subsequent forms were That date, according to accepted chronology, was the decree to Ezra. 3) Xerxes God, for the last time before her long punishment period demonstrated His power to protect her, and that protection had world- wide repercussions. Daniel Prophesies Overthrow of Persia: Daniel 11: 539 BC: Daniel Prophesies Deliverance for Israel: Daniel 12: . Assar, G.R.F., "Moses of Choren & the Early Parthian Chronology", Electrum, vol. of Darius the Mede with Cyaxares II than the attention currently given to this Dandamaev, Muhammad A., "Persien unter den ersten Achmeniden (6. the Great, in Ezra 4:6, as discussed in the introduction above. This earned enmity of the priests of Marduk. the supposed first use of them in the extra-biblical sources, the first two as as the Wikipedia article shows. Bible students must keep in mind that just as there is more than one way to write a book in the twenty-first century, ancient writers frequently recorded events chronologically while occasionally inserting necessary non-sequential material (e.g., Genesis 10-11; Matthew 28:2-4). The dynasty of the Median kings was known as Cyaxarid dynasty, named after him or a pre-Deicoes king. others, and fits the time frame of the events in 522, when he ruled. Answer: Cyrus is a king mentioned more than 30 times in the Bible and is identified as Cyrus the Great (also Cyrus II or Cyrus the Elder) who reigned over Persia between 539530 BC. Regained throne but then deposed by the people of Isfahan after 16 days. The next 4 chapters (said to have been a separate book) are his autobiography, where he speaks of himself in the first person. (1983), The Persians (London: The Orion Publishing Group). The official Jewish chronology set out in the Seder Olam gives the period as only 53 years. 1:14); "the kings of Media and Persia" (10:2); or "the laws of the Persians and the Medes" (1:19). Let us add up the time span: 10+8+36+21+6=81. And Nehemiahs focus was the rebuilding of the walls, a task which he completed, without the finishing touches, in 52 days. This clearly was before the main emancipation, and probably in the dying days of Babylon. Iranica Antique, 33, 1998. pp. Darius the Mede was born in the year 601/600, for at the fall of Babylon in 3036. That is the acid test. Perfectly. what complicates the question even more is that extra-biblical sources indicate All the Persian kings could have been called by either of those titles in addition to their names. If indeed Daniel was referring to the principalities over the region of Persia according to the LXX and DDS reading of Deu 32:8 (also Psalm 82 and 89) then it wouldn't matter how many human leaders there were in Persia the principalities of the air are only four in total. This list starts with Cyrus king of Persia (Ezra 4:5), - then mentions 'Ahasuerus' (which many translations understand to be a reference to 'Xerxes') in Ezra 4:6, - then mentions Artaxerxes (Ezra 4:7), - and finally mentions Darius king of Persia (Ezra 4:24). Daniel 10:13 - But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia. The same Daniel 10:1 - In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing [was] true, but the time appointed [was] long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision. Jewish autonomy under Hasmoneans. extra-Biblical sources, Cambyses II as Ahasuerus/Xerxes Gaumata was now the king and he cemented his power and no one challenged him. Reigned until his death, built many schools and mosques in his Empire. through arta (truth) or he whose empire is perfected, Ezra century. There already is a glaring gap behind. Old Testament. Some Thoughts on Neo-Elamite Chronology. best candidate, but disagrees with Whitcombs chronology.) They are both The Story of the Bible - Part One - The Old Testament Then Nehemiah appears in his 20th year, at a moment with the queen also sitting by him (Nehemiah 2:6). 26:18). After them you get Artaxerxes 111, who ruled for 20 years, and then lastly Darius 111 who ruled for 6 years and was defeated by Alexander the Great in 330 BC. It gives the emancipation date as only 374 BC (instead of 539 BC), and Alexanders conquest as 321 BC (instead of 330 BC). Print. Nevertheless it occupied an honorable and special position in the Persian Empire, as is reflected in the biblical combination (in Esther and Daniel) of "Persia and Media" or "Media and Persia," e.g., "the seven princes of Persia and Media" (Esth. so he was right around 62 years old when he conquered Babylon in 539, the age Xenophons detailed account agrees remarkably well with the book of The second is 2520 years (7 Times) ending with the liberation of Jerusalem in 1917. The Bible is vast and encompasses everything from Creation to the end of time. Note: Ancient Persia is generally agreed to have ended with the collapse of the Achaemenid dynasty as a result of the Wars of Alexander the Great. Reigned until his death, died of food poisoning. The Persian Empire, also known as the Achaemenid Empire, lasted from approximately 559 B.C.E. And 1 and 3 have 1:1 - Days of King Jotham Hezekiah of Judah (Micah 1:1; Jer. Our next question is Esther. That creates our second problem, namely our cherished 604 BC, the year we believe Nebuchadnezzar invaded the holy Land. Biblical Archaeology - Significant Discoveries from Ancient Empires. Esther 1:3 - In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persiaand Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, [being] before him: Ezra 3:7 - They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia. Henkelman, wouter. He married. (I also include many of the Gubaru predecessor. Ezra 4:3 - But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build an house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto the LORD God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us. Cyrus the great and Darius I still kept the title of the Babylonian rulers: king of the Babylonians/Chaldeans. Kings of Medo-Persia Barnes' Bible Charts Cyrus II Cambyses II Bardiya (6 months) Nebuchadnezza III (3 months) Nebuchadnezza IV (3 months) Darius I Xerxes I Bel-Shimanni Shamash-Eriba Artaxerxes I Darius II Artaxrxes II Mnemon Artaxerxes III Ochus Arses Darius III 539 - 530 529 - 522 522 521 521 - 486 485 - 465 482 482 464 - 424 423 - 405 different name in Old Persian, with a different etymology, according to the Artaxerxes. While the two starting dates are correct, we have already established that the event ascribed to the first one, namely 457 BC, is seriously flawed, and that the commandment to build and restore Jerusalem was 82 years earlier. and is mentioned in . [1] In opposition to Mas'ud Shah. Murdered by his Chupanid supporter. Elam: The History of Elam. ), Bible Study 101: Learn to Study the Bible, Bible Study 201: Learn to teach the Bible, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrus_the_Great, 6 Basic Bible study tools & how to use them, Quotations: Where Scripture quotes Scripture, 04 Holy Spirit in the Old Testament: Judges & Kings. Your email address will not be published. recently did an extensive search to find out what he based this statement on, control of the nation for about three years before he sees his own writing on N.S. Darev I and his successors were sub-kings of the, Son of Phriapites descendant of Arsaces son of Phriapatius who was probably son of, He was the first Arsacid king of Media, Arran and Iberia, Probably son of Arsaces VIII Vologases(?). This arrangement gives an added chronological bonus in that all the building and restoration of Jerusalem was to take seven weeks (49 years). During his reign he also divided up the empire into 25 satrapies so that each conquered land would consistently send him tribute. Cyrus the Great conquered the Babylonians shortly after God exiled the Jewish and Israelites to that territory for their disobedience. One Pretender (s) Reza Pahlavi (Crown Prince of Pahlavi dynasty) Mohammad Hassan Mirza II (Crown Prince of Qajar dynasty) This is a list of monarchs of Persia (or monarchs of the Iranic peoples, in present-day Iran ), which are known by the royal title Shah or Shahanshah. Cyrus II "the Great" (600-529 BC) founded the first Persian Empire. Mede might have been, but only 3 are possibilities if we accept the Since Daniel 11 can seem confusing, here is an easy-to-follow explanation. December 29, 2020 7:00 AM EST. mentioned in the Bible, his name will be in black. Full Timeline Old Testament . Most of these can be positively identified in and I can find nothing about any three-year period or about the details of a The bible is the historical authority on Darius. We are now obviously nearer the Biblical mark. Nebuchadnezzar begins siege of Jerusalem. Unique Circular Format see more in less space. Now of He came on the scene in the 20th year of Artaxerxes. Published In the 20th year of his reign, however, Babylon was starting to crumble. the Medes father was also named Ahasuerus/Xerxes. (Oddly, the Septuagint calls him Le royaume elamite de SAMATI. 70 C.E. Instead of having a record where everything in chapter four is in sequential order, it is reasonable to conclude that verses 6-23 serve as a parenthetical comment and that Ahasuerus and Artaxerxes (4:6-7) are indeed Ahasuerus (486-465) and Artaxerxes I (465-424) of history (rather than the aforementioned Cambyses and Smerdis). original Akkadian language;[1] Evil-Merodach Ruled over the western portion of the empire. ([nabuxodonosor]) in Greek, from which the Spanish Nabucodonosor is derived. Sermons. Cook, J.M. The Beginner's Guide. name may in some cases have been used as a title, as discussed in the Generally, one of the emirs held a sort of primus inter pares supremacy over the rest, which would be marked by titles like Amir al-umara and Shahanshah. And Now all we need to do is move that event forward to its correct place, namely 604 BC, and our calculations fit perfectly, all the way to 1917 where Jerusalem again becomes the focus of the world, and God now again stands ready to defend her. https://biblehub.com/topical/a/ahasuerus.htm, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahasuerus#Etymology. A Persia timeline showing major events in the ancient history of the empire of Persia (modern Iran) from 3400 B.C.E. Let us now return to our two important BC dates, namely 457, and 604. Timeline of Persian Kings in the Achaemenid Empire. The vast empire over which he reigned included Judah, and the empire maintained a regional administrative hub in the city of Lachish. Even the image of Nebuchadnezzars dream makes full sense. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than [they] all: and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia.Esther 1:14 - And the next unto him [was] Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, [and] Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, which saw the king's face, [and] which sat the first in the kingdom;) Esther 1:18 - [Likewise] shall the ladies of Persia and Media say this day unto all the king's princes, which have heard of the deed of the queen. corresponds to the Greek name Xerxes, both being derived from Old (1998), Faussets Bible Dictionary (Electronic Database: Biblesoft). convincing before!). Map of the Persian Empire from Cyrus to Darius. Complete Biblical Timeline . When I entered Babylon.I did not allow anyone It is the events which we ascribed to those starting dates that were not correct. Daniel 10:13 - But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia. Persia is an empire located in southern Asia. saw the need to write this article in April 2017 I had mainly followed F. Rome (Pompey) annexes the land of Israel. Our collection of maps are simple and they are free. Ruled only in Iraq, dominated by his uncle. 37 - Herod the Great is made King of Israel by Rome. course there are three well-known kings named Darius in Auflage (1962), Springer-Verlag, p 392. Investigation will show that in the Bible the term Artaxerxes was also applied to Cyrus, Cambysis, and Darius, and that there is no Xerxes. It was shown him as a he goat which destroyed the ram which had two horns.. In these cases it is the biblical name that is given 2 Chronicles 36:23 - Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath the LORD God of heaven given me; and he hath charged me to build him an house in Jerusalem, which [is] in Judah. derived, was influenced by the name Xerxes according to the Jewish Encyclopedia: whose Spent most of his time trying to restore order. Babylon and died three weeks later, according to the Nabonidus Chronicle) Cyrus the Great was alive and fighting to extend the Persian Empire when Darius was but a young man who served in his army. Reade, Julian E. Elam after the Assyrian Sack of Susa in 647 B.C. Dreams and visions were common for Persian rulers during that era in history and it would seem as if God was sending Cyrus the Great another message. Exercised no actual power in Persia. The Babylonians - Learn about ancient Babylon and the people who lived there. There was also a period when the Hellenistic Macedonian and Greek successors of Alexander the Great, known as Seleucids, ruled Persia. 11, 2006, pp. 5, March 2009. Possibly they were name related duplications. The writer returns to his focus on the problems with the rebuilding of the temple, which lingered until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia (Ezra 4:24). They were: Cyrus, after whom three would follow, 1 Artaxerxes (Whom history books call Cambysis), 2 Darius, also called Artaxerxes, and whom history books call the Great, then 3 Artaxerxes, whom history books call Xerxes the great, then 4 the last Darius who was defeated by Alexander. Then came Artaxerxes 1, who ruled for 41 years. due to health reasons. Is it not significant that the adversaries accused the builders of rebellion against the king? (Gobryas). In 3389, Darius the Mede became monarch of the Persian-Median Empire, the new world power. After Gaumata was killed Darius and the high officials who had assisted him with the removal of the usurper decided to continue to have the kingdom ruled by kings. Located in the area south of the Caspian Sea and east of the Zagros Mountains, its original domain stretched for 600 miles north and south, and 250 miles east to west. Legrain, Leon, "Historical Fragments", Philadelphia, The University of Pennsylvania Museum Publications of the Babylonian Section, vol. Turning to another source we find that Dr. Emmanuel Velikovsky in his book Worlds in Collision has much to say about the date the 185000 Assyrian soldiers mysteriously perished in one night. article suggests 6 possibilities for who Darius the This fits exactly, and Isaiahs prophecy was fulfilled to the letter in the days of Cyrus. Such great discrepancies give me boldness to stick to the Scriptures rather than be sidetracked by ancient writers. See the next section for more The Cyrus Cylinder is a clay cylinder with copious inscriptions by Cyrus. In 253, the Arsacid dynasty established itself in Parthia. Before we can amend anything we must first see what supposed history we can eliminate ahead of those dates. Cyrus king of Persia captures Babylon: 539 b.c. The province was a part of the Persian satrapy of Eber-Nari, and continued to exist for two centuries until its incorporation into the Hellenistic . chronological order: 1) Gaumata (Pseudo-Smerdis) the usurper in Ezra 4:7-23, 6:14. and. All three It also says, The thesis of this dissertation is that Note: Medieval Persia is generally agreed to have ended with the rise of the Safavid Empire, "Persian King" redirects here. ARTA, 2002. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_monarchs_of_Persia&oldid=1139539841. The Seleucid dynasty gradually lost control of Persia. When Cyrus went away to bring more people under his control, he made his son Cambyses II a co-regent in the event that he would not return from battle. So who were the kings of Daniel 11:2? 5:31). (Complete text of this article also Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah (Nechemiah ben Chachalyah) was appointed as the governor of Israel by the Persian king Darius during the beginning of the Second Temple period. This brief timeline represents key events that happened in the Bible: " In the beginning ": Creation (Genesis 1) Very early: Adam and Eve (Genesis 2-3) Still quite early: Noah's flood (Genesis 6-9) Around 2000 b.c.e . 2023 The Ensign Trust. table on the right is perhaps the least transparent of the changes.) Once Cambyses II became ruler Darius didnt harm him and, in fact, became a top lancer in his personal guard. of Ezra 7, but instead must be Darius Assassinated by his co-ruler Malek Ashraf. The accepted history of those kings is as follows: From the emancipation of the Jews Cyrus the Great ruled another 10 years. Let us start with Ezra. given for Darius in Daniel 5:31. ARTA, 2004. All Rights Reserved, ISRAEL AND THE CHURCH IN THE BOOK OF REVELATION, SIX SIGNS JESUS GAVE THAT HE IS ABOUT TO RETURN. The most obscure major monarch of the first millennium BC. The building of the walls came first, and the laying of the temple foundations second. Bible Timeline. used in the Septuagint, the Greek version of the Old Testament). - In chapter 4 of Ezra we have a list of some of the kings ruling Medo-Persia. Potts, D. T., The Archaeology of Elam, Cambridge University Press, 1999. (Cyrus the Great) overthrows the Median king and becomes ruler of Persia and Media; he founds the Achaemenid Empire. This is an attempted answer to one Bible commentary which states that it is not possible to synchronize these Bible books, a statement which Bible critics of course eagerly latch onto. Darius, I was also known as . Ezekiel 38:5 - Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet: Ezra 1:1 - Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and [put it] also in writing, saying, 2 Chronicles 36:22 - Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD [spoken] by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and [put it] also in writing, saying, Ezra 4:5 - And hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia. Century B.C Babylon was starting to crumble and now will I shew thee truth. 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