Persia

An empire which extended from India to Ethiopia, comprising one-hundred and twenty-seven provincesEst 1:1 Dan 6:1
Government of, restricted by constitutional limitationsEst 8:8 Dan 6:8–12
Municipal governments in, provided with dual governorsNeh 3:9 Neh 3:12 Neh 3:16–18
The princes were advisors in matters of administrationDan 6:1–7
Status of women in; queen sat on the throne with the kingNeh 2:6
Vashti was divorced for refusing to appear before the king's courtiersEst 1:10–22 Est 2:4
Israel captive in2Ch 36:20
Captivity foretoldHos 13:16
Men of, in the Tyrian armyEzk 27:10
Rulers of
AhasuerusEst 1:3
DariusDan 5:31 Dan 6 Dan 9:1
Artaxerxes IEzr 4:7–24
Artaxerxes IIEzr 7 Neh 2 Neh 5:14
Cyrus2Ch 36:22 2Ch 36:23 Ezr 1 Ezr 3:7 Ezr 4:3 Ezr 5:13 Ezr 5:14 Ezr 5:17 Ezr 6:3 Isa 41:2 Isa 41:3 Isa 44:28 Isa 45:1–4 Isa 45:13 Isa 46:11 Isa 48:14 Isa 48:15
Princes ofEst 1:14
System of justiceEzr 7:25
Prophecies concerningIsa 13:17 Isa 21:1–10 Jer 49:34–39 Jer 51:11–64 Ezk 32:24 Ezk 32:25 Ezk 38:5 Dan 2:31–45 Dan 5:28 Dan 7 Dan 8 Dan 11:1–4

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