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In the Cyrus Cylinder, the god (Marduk) speaks about the people from different geographical regions and distant lands, coming before 7. For the Cyrus Cylinder, the recent translation by Irving Finkel (2012: 4-7) is used in this paper; for the Old Testament, the New International Version is used.
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How the Cyrus Cylinder and Historians of Antiquity Confirm the Prophecies about Cyrus Found in Isaiah 44 and 45 Rochelle A. Houser July 8, 2017 Abstract: A phrase-by-phrase comparison of Isaiah 44:26-28 and Isaiah 45:1-6, with the Cyrus Cylinder and the histories of Xenophon and Herodotus, shows with amazing
Jan 1, 2021 · The Cyrus Cylinder is one of the most important discoveries in biblical archaeology, affirming the biblical account of the rebuilding of the Jewish Temple. Discoveries in Biblical Archaeology: Ongoing Saga of Cyrus Cylinder
Much of what we read on the cylinder can be correlated with the Bible, particularly with Isaiah 44:24-28; 45:1 -6, 13. And what makes this remarkable parallel so incredible is that the words of Isaiah were written more than one hundred years before Cyrus was born.
Feb 12, 2022 · The Cyrus Cylinder (Persian: منشور کوروش) is an ancient clay cylinder, now broken into several fragments, on which is written a declaration in Akkadian cuneiform script in the name of the Achaemenid king Cyrus the Great. It dates from the 6th century BC and was discovered in the ruins of Babylon in Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) in 1879.
The Cylinder was made sometime after 539 B.C. (sixth century B.C.) when Cyrus the Great defeated Babylon. Inscribed in Akkadian cuneiform, the Cyrus Cylinder speaks of Cyrus the Great, king of Persia (reign 559-530 B.C.) and his capture of Babylon’s last king, king Nabonidus. It is a memorial of the victory over Babylon and the greatness and ...
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The Cyrus cylinder does not specifically mention the Jews but it mentions the decree of Cyrus allowing those taken captive to return to their temples. “From [Shuanna] I sent back to their places to the city of Ashur and Susa, Akkad, the land of Eshnunna, the city of Zamban, the city of Meturnu, Der, as far as the border of the land of Guti - the
