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Ezra

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But in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, Cyrus the king made a decree to build this house of God.

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BABEL, BABYLON (1)ba'-bel, bab'-i-lon (Topographical): Babylon was the Greek name of the city written in the cuneiform script of the Babylonians, bab-ili, which means in Semitic, "the gate of god." The Hebrews called the country, as well as the city, Babhel. This name they considered came from the' root, balal, "to confound" (Genesis 11:9). The name in Sumer... View Details

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American Standard Version But in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, Cyrus the king made a decree to build this house of God.
King James Bible But in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, Cyrus the king of Babylon the same king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God.
Hebrew Greek English But 'However, in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, King Cyrus the king made issued a decree to build rebuild this house of God.
New American Standard Bible 1995 But 'However, in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, King Cyrus the king made issued a decree to build rebuild this house of God.