Oops of the Day
Persian King Artaxerxes was Son of Xerxes and Esther
Nehemiah chapters 1 and 2; Esther chapters 1 and 2
Fact Of the Day
No!
1 – DANIEL was born in Jerusalem around 610 BC and, as a prince, was exiled with the royal family to Babylon in 594 at age around 16
2 – King XyaXARES [notice the spelling) of Media was Darius I the Mede’s grandfather.
KING DARIUS I (THE MEDE), reigned 522-486 BC using the Law of the Medes and Persians. In 520 BC when Daniel had the vision recorded in Daniel 9, he was abut 90 years old.
3 – ESTHER married KING XERXES who reigned 486-464 BC.
Her son, King Artaxerxes I reigned 464-423 BC
Her grandson was Darius II (not Darius the Mede) reigned 424-404 BC,
DANIEL WOULD HAVE BEEN 186 YEARS OLD IN DARIUS II’s 1ST YEAR,
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