It is difficult to say what office Pethahiah filled. So far as we know, the only regular officers under the Persian system of government were the s…

The leaders in the country.

And Pethahiah the son of Meshezabeel, of the children of
Zerah, the son of Judah
The …

In all ages, people have preferred their own ease and advantage to the public good. Even the profe ors of religion too commonly seek their own, and…