tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7147097367992301830.post9204829569934131280..comments2024-03-28T16:42:45.865-04:00Comments on Messianic Mysteries of the Bible: AhasuerusMick Nultehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00770621126277620241noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7147097367992301830.post-2507253779637803712017-04-20T22:41:44.557-04:002017-04-20T22:41:44.557-04:00Esther 2:6 - The relative pronoun, who, is a trans...Esther 2:6 - The relative pronoun, who, is a translation of the Hebrew word, 'aser, which refers not to the first name in the series but rather the last name in the series. Hence Mordecai's great-grandfather, Kish, was the one exiled with Jeconiah a.k.a. Jehoiachin in 597 BC.Mick Nultehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00770621126277620241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7147097367992301830.post-67934226085608958072017-04-20T22:37:48.027-04:002017-04-20T22:37:48.027-04:00Scriptural references: 2 Kings 25:1-4; Jeremiah 39...Scriptural references: 2 Kings 25:1-4; Jeremiah 39:1-2; 52:4-7; Esther 1-2:17Mick Nultehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00770621126277620241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7147097367992301830.post-88984031125674830902014-07-16T05:17:52.954-04:002014-07-16T05:17:52.954-04:00The inscriptions of the Achaemenid kings, which in...The inscriptions of the Achaemenid kings, which included Xerxes, were written in trilingual cuneiform e.g. Old Persian, Elamite, and Akkadian. Xerxes is a Greek name which represents the Old Persian Khsayarsan, meaning “ruling over heroes” or “he who rules over men.” It was translated Iksersa in Elamite and Ahsi’arsu in Akkadian. In Hebrew the name was rendered ’ahasweros, translated Ahasuerus in the English Book of Esther. Ahasuerus was identified in the Septuagint, Josephus, Jewish Midrash, and the Peshitta as Artaxerxes. However modern historians have no doubt that Ahasuerus was Xerxes (485-465 BC), son of Darius the Great. See Edwin Yamauchi, "Persia and the Bible" pp. 130 & 187.Mick Nultehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00770621126277620241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7147097367992301830.post-27363352782531415612013-07-28T17:39:24.967-04:002013-07-28T17:39:24.967-04:00Related Articles: click Persia, Haman the Terrible...Related Articles: click Persia, Haman the Terrible, & The Seventh Cataract on the sidebar.Mick Nultehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00770621126277620241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7147097367992301830.post-2484712570087470842013-07-28T17:35:29.503-04:002013-07-28T17:35:29.503-04:00Teispes, Cyrus I, & Cambyses I ruled the tiny ...Teispes, Cyrus I, & Cambyses I ruled the tiny state of Anshan (Parsa/Parsumash). Cyrus the Great’s accession year was 559 BC. From those humble beginnings, he built the Persian Empire.Mick Nultehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00770621126277620241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7147097367992301830.post-74363183620530878142012-07-26T16:20:23.273-04:002012-07-26T16:20:23.273-04:00The Persian kings: Teispes, Cyrus I, Cambyses I, C...The Persian kings: Teispes, Cyrus I, Cambyses I, Cyrus the Great, Cambyses II, (Gaumata the usurper), Darius the Great who was the 3rd cousin of Cambyses II, & Xerxes, 7th king of the dynasty.Mick Nultehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00770621126277620241noreply@blogger.com