In the first month ... — that is, in March or April of 474 B.C.

“Pur” is supposed to be an old Persian word etymologically connecte…

In the first month ... the twelfth year. —In the March or April of 474 B.C.

Nisan. —The l…

In the first month, that is the month Nisan
Which was the first month of the sacred year of the Jews, by divine appo…

Without some acquaintance with the human heart and the history of mankind, we would not think that any prince could consent to a dreadful proposal,…