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,
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Daniel
... Antiochus is the last of the kings of the north ... which destroys the image is again
the kingdom of God. ... with the two unequal horns is the Medo-Persian empire, and ...
//christianbookshelf.org/mcfadyen/introduction to the old testament/daniel.htm

The Restoration.
... and the greater part of Assyria and the Medo-Persian Empire under ... (12) The kings
of Babylon ... conquering of Babylon, (d) Organization of the kingdom under Darius ...
/.../tidwell/the bible period by period/chapter xvi the restoration.htm

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