The Nabonidus Chronicle confirms the biblical record of Babylon’s fall and Cyrus’s rise, verifying the historical accuracy of Daniel, Isaiah, and Jeremiah.
The Nabonidus Chronicle — c. 556–539 B.C.E.
THE BIBLE AS HISTORY: Medo-Persia, the Fourth World Power of the Bible
PERSIA pur'-sha, (parats; Persia; in Assyrian Parsu, Parsua; in Achemenian Persian Parsa, modern Fars): In the Bible (2Ch 36:20,22-23;Â Ezr 1:1,8;Â Es 1:3,14,18;Â 10:2;Â Eze 27:10;Â 38:5;Â Da 8:20;Â 10:1;Â 11:2) this name denotes properly the modern province of Fars, not the whole Persian empire. The latter was by its people called Airyaria, the present Iran (from the Sanskrit word arya, "noble"); and... Continue Reading →
