Cyrus the Great כורש הגדול
Founder of the Persian Empire. He conquered Babylon in 539 BCE and allowed exiled peoples, including the Jews, to return home. The Cyrus Cylinder records his policy.Continue ▸
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Sources
- The book Israel NOWlej by Richard J. Koret, glossary, page 181.