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  1. Bible Reading Archeology
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    Shushan The Citadel With Bible In Hand - Bible …

    Sep 20, 2018 · Shushan the Citadel or palace of the Persian King Ahasuerus features heavily in the Bible book of Esther. Ahasuerus is better to known to history as King Xerxes I, who presided over the empire of the Medes and the …

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    Palace at Susa – Bible Discovery TV

    Oct 12, 2020 · Excavated for almost one-hundred years, the site of Susa has revealed her ruined Persian palace and royal city, showing students of the Bible that the book of Esther must retain eyewitness reports of its function and layout.

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    What We Know about Jews in Persia’s Ancient Capital

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    Royal City of Susa: Ancient Near Eastern Treasures in …

    The ancient city of Susa (biblical Shushan) lay at the edge of the Iranian plateau, not far from the great cities of Mesopotamia. A strategically located and vital center, Susa absorbed diverse influences and underwent great political …

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    Where is the ancient city of Shushan located?
    The ancient city of Shushan also known as Susa, is located on the edge of the modern Iranian city of Shush. It was excavated beginning in the 1890’s right through to the 1960’s. Unfortunately the site has been heavily damaged by looting, primitive archeological technique as well as by the war between Iraq and Iran, 1980-1988.

    Shushan The Citadel With Bible In Hand

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    Why is Shushan called a palace?
    Shushan might be the proper name of the palace, which thence was given to the whole city. In the context of the passage, it is the palace where King Ahasuerus kept his court during winter, while he ordinarily resided in Ecbatana during summer.

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    Why is Susa called 'Shushan the Palace'?
    The term 'Shushan' is used to refer to both 'Shushan the city' and 'Shushan the palace'. Shushan the palace, which is the focus of the passage, was built by Darius, father of Xerxes, on the same plan as the palace at Persepolis. The city of Susa was cut in two by a wide river, anciently called the Choaspes, and now known under the name of Ab-Kharkha.

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    Where can I see a capital from the palace at Shushan?
    A capital from the palace at Shushan may be seen at the Louvre in Paris. The ceiling of the audience hall would have been 21 meters (70 feet) from the ground! The location of the great courtyard may be seen in the upper part of the photo.

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    Is Shushan a true story?
    However, excavations at Shushan have provided fascinating evidence that the book is actually highly accurate in its descriptions of the royal city and palace—indicating that we can also be confident of the other historical details. For example: finement in the ‘women’s quarters’ to which the public had no access.

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    What does Shushan stand for?
    SHUSHANSHUSHAN (Heb. שׁוּשָׁן or הַבִּירָה שׁוּשַׁן, Susa; "Palace of Shushan"; Akk. Šu-ša-an, Šu- (ú)-ši; Elamitic, Šu-šu-un; Gr. Σοῦσα), capital of *Elam and one of the capitals of the Persian Empire, present-day Qal' a-e-Shush, Iran, on the Shaur River (Elamitic, Ulai; Gr. Eululaios).

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    Susa, Shush. Palace of Darius. Winter Capital - Heritage …

    Susa (also called Shushan, Greek Susiane), was one of the city-states of ancient Elam which later became the winter capital of the Persian Achaemenian kings (c. 675 - 330 BCE). There is evidence that Susa has been continuously inhabited …

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  10. Bible Hub
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    Esther 1:2 - Bible Hub

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    Bible Encyclopedia: Shushan

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