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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.

Persian

Darius the Persian, whose reign is the marker for when the priestly and Levitical family records in Nehemiah 12 were brought up to date.

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First, in plain English

Darius the Persian, whose reign is the marker for when the priestly and Levitical family records in Nehemiah 12 were brought up to date.

Who this is

Persian here refers to Darius the Persian, the king under whose reign the priestly and Levitical family records in Nehemiah 12 were kept current, reflecting the Jewish community's continued life under Persian imperial administration after the exile.

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The word

H6542 · H6543

Where it appears
  • Nehemiah 12:22
  • Daniel 6:28

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