RELIGIONS
JUDAISM
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Question
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Why was the Persian king Cyrus respected by the Jews?
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because of his impressive military conquests
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because of his policy of toblerone
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because he freed the Jews in Egypt
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because he freed Jews in Babylon and let them return home
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In October 539 BCE, after the Battle of Opis, Cyrus the Great entered Babylon, and Babylonia was incorporated into the Persian Achaemenid realm as a satrapy.
Detailed explanation-2: -In Isaiah, God chooses Cyrus “to subdue nations before him and to strip kings of their armor … so that you may know that I am the Lord, the God of Israel.” The first-century historian Josephus also credits Cyrus with freeing the Jews from captivity and helping them rebuild the temple in Jerusalem.
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