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  2. Darius the Mede - Wikipedia

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    [26] [24] The original Douay-Rheims Bible claims that Darius the Mede was another name for Astyages. [27] [28] "Cyaxares II". The Greek writer Xenophon tells of a Median king called Cyaxares who was the son of Astyages; [29] Xenophon is not generally given credence by historians, and he does not, in any case, say that this alleged Cyaxares ...

  3. Darius the Great - Wikipedia

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    Darius the great king, king of kings, king of countries, son of Hystaspes, an Achaemenid. King Darius says: This is the kingdom which I hold, from the Sacae who are beyond Sogdia to Kush , and from Sind ( Old Persian : ๐ƒ๐Žก๐Žญ๐Žข๐Žบ , "Hidauv", locative of " Hiduš ", i.e. " Indus valley ") to Lydia ( Old Persian : "Spardâ") – [this ...

  4. Return to Zion - Wikipedia

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    The second migration recounted in the Book of Ezra is that of Zerubbabel (either in 538 BC with the first wave or 520 BC, the second year of Darius I, when work resumed). [10] According to the apocryphal book of 1 Esdras, this was the result of Zerubbabel's victory in a contest of wits under King Darius. [11]

  5. Darius III - Wikipedia

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    Darius III (Old Persian: ๐Žญ๐Ž ๐Žผ๐Žน๐Žบ๐Žข๐ Dฤrayavaสฐuš; Ancient Greek: Δαρεแฟ–ος Dareios; c. 380 – 330 BC) was the thirteenth and last Achaemenid King of Kings of Persia, reigning from 336 BC to his death in 330 BC.

  6. Book of Ezra - Wikipedia

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    The narrative then returns to the times of Darius I. "Thus the work on the house of God in Jerusalem came to a standstill until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia." 5. Tattenai's letter to Darius: Through the exhortations of the prophets Haggai and Zechariah, Zerubbabel and Joshua recommence the building of the Temple.

  7. King of Kings - Wikipedia

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    The title King of Kings was prominently used by kings such as Darius the Great (pictured). The full titulature of Darius was Great King, King of Kings, King of Persia, King of the Countries, Hystaspes' son, Arsames' grandson, an Achaemenid. Chandragupta I of Gupta, generally known as Maharajadhiraja, i.e., the king of kings.

  8. Tattenai - Wikipedia

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    He is best known for questioning King Darius in regard to the rebuilding of a temple for the Lord, God of Israel. He was generally friendly to the Jews. The rebuilding was being led by Jeshua, son of Jozadak, and Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel, and had been issued by King Cyrus I. Tattenai wrote a letter to King Darius to ask if these statements ...

  9. Zerubbabel - Wikipedia

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    According to a letter from Tattenai (the governor of the province Beyond the River) to King Darius I, Sheshbazzar started the Temple, but it lay under construction for a long time . It seems as though Zerubbabel picked up construction shortly afterwards, in the 2nd year of Darius' rule (August 29, 520 BC) (see Zerubbabel in Haggai). [34]