is xerxes from 300 in the bible?
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Originally Answered: Is the Xerxes of 300 the same Xerxes of Esther? Yes; for all intents and purposes, Xerxes I, Emperor of Persia, the Levant, Asia Minor, Greece, and Pharaoh of Egypt, who reigned from 486–465 B.C., is the same person as the “Ahasuerus” spoken of in the book of Esther.
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In Luke 3:23 it says that Jesus was about thirty years old and then the gospel talks about three Passovers.
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He is referred to as the son of Nebuchadnezzar in Daniel 5:21-22. There may be many things we still do not know about the historical setting of Daniel, but we understand from Babylonian records that Nabonidus was the king of Babylon at this time (556–539 B.C.).
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Yes he is mentioned in the Book of Acts chapter 14, when Sts. Paul & Silas were mistaken for him & Hermes. Also, in the Books of Maccabees (which are not included in Protestant Holy Bibles), he is mentioned, as the Syrian Greeks took over ancient Israel, & put statues of Zeus & other Greek gods into the Temple.
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In religion "King of Kings" (βασιλεὺς τῶν βασιλευόντων) is used in reference to Jesus Christ several times in the Bible, notably once in the First Epistle to Timothy (6:15) and twice in the Book of Revelation (17:14, 19:11–16);
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Xerxes I. Xerxes I (Old Persian: 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠, romanized: Xšaya-ṛšā; c. 518 – August 465 BC), commonly known as Xerxes the Great, was the fourth King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire, ruling from 486 to 465 BC. He was the son and successor of Darius the Great ( r .
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Ahasuerus is given as the name of a king, the husband of Esther, in the Book of Esther. ... In the Septuagint, the Book of Esther refers to this king as 'Artaxerxes' (Ancient Greek: Αρταξέρξης).
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The bible is not a history book at all. The facts it contains are not verified by supporting documentation, not the least of which are birth records. The writers of the bible (the council of Nice under Constantine) were not accountable to any public interest.
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The text of the Book of Genesis says Enoch lived 365 years before he was taken by God. ... He was considered the author of the Book of Enoch and also called Enoch the scribe of judgment. The New Testament has three references to Enoch from the lineage of Seth (Luke 3:37, Hebrews 11:5, Jude 1:14–15).
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Xerxes was murdered at Persepolis by Artabanus, captain of the palace guard; he was succeeded by his son Artaxerxes I (reigned 465-425 bc). Xerxes is generally identified as the Ahasuerus of the Book of Esther. Xerxes I, King of Persia, was born circa 519 BC, Persia; died circa 465 BC, Persia.
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The Bible does not escape the digit 23 and appears repeatedly. His first appearance was in the Old Testament where it is believed that Adam and Eve had a total of 23 daughters. Another appearance is in verse 23 of the first chapter of Enesis where the death of Sarah, the wife of Abraham, is explained.
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Biblical accounts Jeshurun appears four times in the Hebrew Bible: three times in Deuteronomy and once in Isaiah. It can refer to the people of Israel (Deuteronomy 32:15 33:26), the Land of Israel (Deuteronomy 33:5), or the Patriarch Jacob (whom an angel renamed Israel in Genesis 32:29):
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The actual author of Ecclesiastes is unknown, but the superscription (1:1) attributes the book to qohelet (commonly translated “preacher,” Greek ekklēsiastēs), who is identified as “the son of David, king in Jerusalem.” Though these words can only refer to Solomon (fl.
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Not only are there mentions of Greek gods in the bible, Greek mythology, they make more sense than the Grec/Christian bible. Easily identified as extra-terrestrials, the stories make sense, i.e. Ezekiels wheels within a wheel.
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No, in the fact that none of the fish references in the Bible specifically refer to the fish as tilapia. Yes, in the probability that some of the fish referenced were likely tilapia as they were a common fish from the Sea of Galilee and are referenced in Egypt as well.
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No, they are not. When the early books of the Old Testament were written time was likely kept in a very different way that it is today. What we know as terrestrial, 365 day, 12 month years were not the same as the “years” that they knew in the past. This is a misinterpretation by early translators.
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The kingdom is also mentioned in the Hebrew Bible: The book of Genesis refers to the Edomites, who were thought to be descendants of Jacob's brother Esau, as "the kings who reigned in Edom before any Israelite king reigned" (Genesis 36:31).