Bible Dictionary: Persia: Cyrus

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2 Chronicles 36:22,23
Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,
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Ezra 1:1
Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,
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Ezra 3:7
They gave money also to the masons, and to the carpenters; and meat, and drink, and oil, to them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia.
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Ezra 4:3
But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said to them, You have nothing to do with us to build an house to our God; but we ourselves together will build to the LORD God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia has commanded us.
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Ezra 5:13,14,17
But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon the same king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God.
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Ezra 6:3
In the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be built, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof three score cubits, and the breadth thereof three score cubits;
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Isaiah 41:2,3
Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? he gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow.
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Isaiah 44:28
That said of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, You shall be built; and to the temple, Your foundation shall be laid.
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Isaiah 45:1-4,13
Thus said the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have held, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut;
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Isaiah 46:11
Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executes my counsel from a far country: yes, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it.
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Isaiah 48:14,15
All you, assemble yourselves, and hear; which among them has declared these things? The LORD has loved him: he will do his pleasure on Babylon, and his arm shall be on the Chaldeans.
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Library

Accession of Cyrus to the Throne.
... It was more or less connected with the government of Astyages, so that Cambyses,
the chief ruler of Persia, Cyrus's father, is called sometimes a king and ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/abbott/cyrus the great/chapter v accession of cyrus.htm

The visit to Media.
... His reason for it."Amusement of the guests."Cyrus becomes a greater favorite than
ever."Mandane proposes to return to Persia."Cyrus consents to remain ...
//christianbookshelf.org/abbott/cyrus the great/chapter iii the visit to.htm

The Birth of Cyrus.
... of Harpagus."Astyages becomes uneasy."The magi again consulted."Advice of the
magi."Astyages adopts it."Cyrus sets out for Persia."His parents' joy ...
//christianbookshelf.org/abbott/cyrus the great/chapter ii the birth of.htm

The Eve of the Restoration
... EZRA THE EVE OF THE RESTORATION. 'Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia,
that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/the eve of the restoration.htm

Rebuilding the Temple
... That the promise made by Jehovah through the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled,
Jehovah influenced Cyrus, king of Persia, in the first year of his reign to ...
//christianbookshelf.org/sherman/the childrens bible/rebuilding the temple.htm

Cambyses.
... the nature of this dream, it is necessary first to state that Cyrus had two sons.
Their names were Cambyses and Smerdis. He had left them in Persia when he set ...
//christianbookshelf.org/abbott/darius the great/chapter i cambyses.htm

Building in Troublous Times
... 5. And hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days
of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia.'"Ezra ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/building in troublous times.htm

How Cyrus, King of the Persians, Delivered the Jews Out Of
... "King Cyrus To Sisinnes ... when they offer them, they shall pray to God for the
preservation of the king and of his family, that the kingdom of Persia may continue ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 1 how cyrus king.htm

How Upon the Death of Cyrus the Jews were Hindered in Building of ...
... the Cutheans, whom Shalmanezer, king of Assyria, had brought out of Persia and Media ...
for rendering this building a slow and a careless work, for Cyrus, who was ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 2 how upon the.htm

Cyrus.
... Cyrus set up his uncle, who is commonly called Darius, to be king in Babylon, while
he returned to Persia; and Daniel, though so old a man, was made one of the ...
//christianbookshelf.org/yonge/the chosen people/lesson xii cyrus.htm

Subtopics

Iran

Medo-Persian Kingdom: Achmetha or Ecbatana a Chief City of

Medo-Persian Kingdom: Babylon Taken by the King of

Medo-Persian Kingdom: Celebrated for Wise Men

Medo-Persian Kingdom: Divided Into Many Provinces

Medo-Persian Kingdom: Extended from India to Ethiopia

Medo-Persian Kingdom: Illustrated by a Bear

Medo-Persian Kingdom: Illustrated by a Ram With Two Horns

Medo-Persian Kingdom: Illustrated by Silver Part of Image in Nebuchadnezzar's Dream

Medo-Persian Kingdom: Kings of Called Kings of Assyria

Medo-Persian Kingdom: Kings of Called Kings of Babylon