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7 lines
308 B
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## This was the decree ##
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The text following this statement was the decree given by King Artaxerxes.
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## I am ordering that anyone ... who desires to go to Jerusalem... ##
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In those days people needed permission from the king to resettle and rebuild in an area previously destroyed by the conquering nation. |