Immediate result of the decree.

(5) With all them whose spirit God had raised. — Namely, all is the more …

Thirty basins of gold Cups or dishes with covers, as the word seems to signify; but, according to Jarchi and Aben Ezra, t…

The same God who raised up the spirit of Cyrus to proclaim liberty to the Jews also raised up their spirits to accept it. For some, the temptation …