This fragment of a cuneiform tablet mentions the murder of king Xerxes I of the Persia Achaemenid empire in 465 BC. Watch now to find out how this tablet (and other sources) helps to support the historicity and events of the biblical Books of Ezra and Esther…
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This video is intended for educational/commentary purposes and therefore images used in it fall under the rules of fair use. Every effort has been made to give appropriate credit where it is due when an image is not either in public domain, or, from my own personal collection.
Background Music:
Hidden Wonders by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Sources Used for in this video:
The Archaeology of Biblical People by David Graves
Evidence for the Bible by Clive Anderson and Brian Edwards
Zondervan Handbook of Biblical Archaeology by Randall Price
