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A Discreet Woman Displays Her UnselfishnessThe Watchtower—1979 | March 15
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1, 2. (a) What dramatic events of the fifth century B.C.E. are we about to consider, and where are they recorded? (b) Who was Ahasuerus? (c) Why will this venture into the past be rewarding?
THERE it stood in the city of Shushan (Susa). The structure was a magnificent palace! Its builders? Likely, Persian King Darius I and his son Xerxes I. Decorative materials for the building had been brought from distant places. For instance, an inscription of Darius states that the cedar timber was brought from Lebanon, the gold from Sardis and Bactria, the silver and copper from Egypt, and the ivory from such lands as Ethiopia and India.
2 Today only meager ruins remain of that once-splendid palace.
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A Discreet Woman Displays Her UnselfishnessThe Watchtower—1979 | March 15
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3-5. What is Shushan the castle, and what kind of gathering is held there in the third year of the reign of King Ahasuerus?
3 Persian King Ahasuerus, whose domain embraces 127 jurisdictional districts from India to Ethiopia, is occupying the throne at his part-time residence Shushan the castle, a complex of royal buildings within a fortified area.
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