Cyrus is a king mentioned more than 30 times in the bible and is identified as cyrus the great (also cyrus ii or cyrus the elder) who reigned over persia between 539 and 530 bc. The cyrus cylinder is an ancient clay cylinder, now broken into several pieces, on which is written an achaemenid royal inscription in akkadian cuneiform script in the name of the persian king cyrus the great On the death of his father, cambyses i, cyrus ruled the.
Cyrus II the Great - ruled 559-530 BC - named King of the Four Corners
530 bce), also known as cyrus the great, was the fourth king of anshan and the first king of the achaemenid empire
Cyrus led several military campaigns against the most powerful kingdoms of the time, including media, lydia, and babylonia.
Cyrus is to rebuild jerusalem and restore the exilic community While he does not yet know the god of israel (… i call you by your name, i surname you, though you do not know me), he may eventually do so, due to the great assistance he will receive from him. Over a ten year period between 559 and 549 b.c He united the various persian tribes and conquered the medes to create the persian empire
Said to have been of humble origins, he was regarded as both a great warrior and a just statesman, who treated his subjects and enemies with compassion.
