RELIGIONS
JUDAISM
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Question
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Xerzez
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Nebuchadnezzar
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Cyrus
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Ramses II
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Detailed explanation-1: -According to the Bible, Cyrus the Great, king of the Achaemenid Empire, was the monarch who ended the Babylonian captivity . In the first year of his reign he was prompted by God to decree that the Temple in Jerusalem should be rebuilt and that Jews who wished to could return to their homeland for this purpose.
Detailed explanation-2: -In fulfillment of prophecy, the Lord inspired Cyrus, the king of Persia, to allow the Jews to return to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple. Ezra 1–6 gives an account of the first group of Jews who returned to Jerusalem and began reconstructing the temple. However, opposition from adversaries halted their efforts.
Detailed explanation-3: -Cyrus later was killed in 530 BC and his son Cambyses became the next ruler of Persia, followed soon after by a new man named Darius. According to Herodotus, Darius was a smart king.
Detailed explanation-4: -A largely tolerant and merciful ruler, Persian king Cyrus the Great established one of the largest empires in world history.