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Post by Admin on Nov 1, 2013 16:37:09 GMT -5
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Post by Admin on Nov 1, 2013 16:37:25 GMT -5
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Post by Admin on Nov 1, 2013 16:37:42 GMT -5
**Cambyses (Son of Cyrus) II 529 - 522 B.C.E. ¤Bardiya or Gaumata [ruled for only 7 months 522 B.C.E.] CYRUS II (Cyrus the Great) 560 - 529 BCE | Cambyses II ["Ahasuras" of Ez 4:6]
529 - 522 B.C.E. | Gaumata (or Bardiya )
522 B.C.E. | DARIUS I/Darius The Great (Hystaspis) 522 - 486
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- Overthrew Babylon in 539
- Sent the decree 537 BCE to free the Jews
- Probably left Darius The MEDE as a Median official or a a viceroy
- Ruling when temple foundation laid
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- Jewish enemies write letter of complaint
- Cambyses imposes official ban
- Temple construction halts for 2 years [522-520]
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- Opposers again write to confirm ban on work
- Ban confirmed
- Jehovah commissions Haggai & Zechariah
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In the Biblical record “Darius” at least in the case of Darius the Mede, later identified a “son of Ahasuerus”, is a title or throne name rather than a personal name. While to date no reference to “Darius the Mede” has as yet been found in any non-Biblical inscriptions, it should be noted that absense of evidence does not constitute evidence of absence. Who overthrew Babylon? Cyrus of Persia or Darius the Mede? Daniel Chapter 6: 28 does identify Cyrus (The Great) as ruler of Babylon. However, cuneiform tablets have revealed the Cyrus the Persian did not in fact assume the title "King of Babylon" immediately after the conquest and "Darius" may well have either been a Median official installed by Cyrus (some suggestion has been made of Governor Gubaru - Xenophon’s Cyropaedia) or a a viceroy* who ruled over the kingdom of the Chaldeans but as a subordinate of Cyrus, the supreme monarch of the Persian Empire. Since Darius is stated to have “received the kingdom” and that he was “made king over the kingdom of the Chaldeans”. Since Darius is recorded to be at least 60 at the turning of events and Daniel's account indicates his "rule" reletively short, this is a possibility —Da 5:31; 9:1; *“In his dealings with his Babylonian subjects, Cyrus was ‘king of Babylon, king of lands.’ By thus insisting that the ancient line of monarchs remained unbroken, he flattered their vanity, won their loyalty . . . But it was Gobryas the satrap who represented the royal authority after the king’s departure.” -- History of the Persian Empire, A. T. Olmstead p. 71In any case, the numerous instances where individuals or events rejected as ‘unhistorical’ by critics, have eventually been demonstrated beyond denial to be historical (eg. Belshazzar, Sargon) should suggest a measure of caution would be advisable before dismissing Daniels narrative in this regard.
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Post by Admin on Nov 1, 2013 16:38:05 GMT -5
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Post by Admin on Nov 1, 2013 16:38:32 GMT -5
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Post by Admin on Nov 1, 2013 16:38:55 GMT -5
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Post by Admin on Mar 2, 2015 5:40:12 GMT -5
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Post by Admin on Mar 2, 2015 5:40:22 GMT -5
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Post by Admin on Jun 15, 2015 17:20:18 GMT -5
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Post by Admin on Jul 10, 2015 13:46:52 GMT -5
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Post by Admin on Jul 13, 2015 0:31:25 GMT -5
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Post by Admin on Jul 18, 2016 16:49:52 GMT -5
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Post by Admin on Jul 18, 2016 16:50:50 GMT -5
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