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  2. Cyrus the Great in the Bible - Wikipedia

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    Among the classical Jewish sources, besides the biblical account, Josephus mentions that Cyrus freed the Jews from captivity and helped rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem. He also wrote to the other rulers and governors of the region, instructing them to contribute to the project. A letter from Cyrus to the Jewish people is described by Josephus: [11]

  3. Edict of Cyrus - Wikipedia

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    The Edict of Cyrus usually refers to the biblical account of a proclamation by Cyrus the Great, the founding king of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, in 539 BC.It was issued after the Persians conquered the Neo-Babylonian Empire upon the fall of Babylon, and is described in the Tanakh, which claims that it authorized and encouraged the return to Zion and the rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem ...

  4. Return to Zion - Wikipedia

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    The Neo-Babylonian Empire under the rule of Nebuchadnezzar II occupied the Kingdom of Judah between 597–586 BCE and destroyed the First Temple in Jerusalem. [3] According to the Hebrew Bible, the last king of Judah, Zedekiah, was forced to watch his sons put to death, then his own eyes were put out and he was exiled to Babylon (2 Kings 25).

  5. Cyrus the Great - Wikipedia

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    Cyrus's empire was based on tribute and conscripts from the many parts of his realm. [141] Through his military savvy, Cyrus created an organized army including the Immortals unit, consisting of 10,000 highly trained soldiers. [142] He also formed an innovative postal system throughout the empire, based on several relay stations called Chapar ...

  6. Columbus-area filmmaker tells Holocaust story of hope that ...

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    Filmmaker Mike Edwards has been working on a documentary titled "A Train Near Magdeburg" about the liberation of thousands of Jews from a Nazi death train during the Holocaust based on the book by ...

  7. Jerusalem during the Second Temple period - Wikipedia

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    Cyrus the Great allows the Jews to return to Zion. Jean Fouquet, 1470. At the time of the return to Zion from the Babylonian captivity, Jerusalem was very small and materially rather poor. Its walls were derelict and a modest shrine now stood at the site of Solomon's once grand Temple. The city, nevertheless, enjoyed a vibrant and flourishing ...

  8. How to watch Ken Burns’ ‘The U.S. and the Holocaust ...

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    You can stream PBS programming free on the PBS Video App and at PBS.org. Details on ‘The U.S. and the Holocaust’ “The U.S. and the Holocaust” is a new three-part, six-hour series from Ken ...

  9. Fall of Babylon - Wikipedia

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    According to the biblical account, Cyrus sent the Jewish exiles back to Israel from Babylonian captivity. [8] Although the Jews never rebelled against the Persian occupation, [ 9 ] they were restive under the period of Darius I consolidating his rule, [ 10 ] and under Artaxerxes I , [ 11 ] [ 12 ] without taking up arms, or reprisals being ...