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