From 9bb3c3036251f68d9731ba32dd3b5a696a28361b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: PaulDeYoung Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2024 19:01:43 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update 'ezr/06/01.md' --- ezr/06/01.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/ezr/06/01.md b/ezr/06/01.md index 1b995ec827..e51dc71331 100644 --- a/ezr/06/01.md +++ b/ezr/06/01.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # General Information -In this chapter, Darius is called the king of Assyria. In reality, Darius was also king of Persia. Persia had conquered Babylon, which had previously conquered Assyria. It was unusual to refer to Darius as the king or ruler of Assyria. Ezra may have referred to him in this way to contrast Darius' actions with those of the former rulers of Assyria, who had treated the Jews very cruelly. It was those earlier Assyrian rulers who had conquered the northern tribes of Israel and deported them to other lands. It was for this reasons that the northern tribes lost their identity and were no longer a distinct people group. +In this chapter, Darius is called the king of Assyria. In reality, Darius was also king of Persia. Persia had conquered Babylon, which had previously conquered Assyria. It was unusual to refer to Darius as the king of Assyria. Ezra may have referred to him in this way to contrast Darius' actions with those of the former rulers of Assyria, who had treated the Jews very cruelly. It was those rulers who had conquered the northern tribes of Israel and deported them to other lands. It was for this reasons that the northern tribes lost their identity and were no longer a distinct people group. # house of archives