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April 16, 2018

What We Know about Jews in Persia’s Ancient Capital

Desperately seeking Shushan.

Readers of the book of Esther are familiar with “Shushan the capital,” the seat of the Persian empire where the story’s action takes place. In recent years, archaeologists have learned quite a bit about this ancient city, known in the West as Susa and located in modern-day Iran. Lawrence Schiffman writes:

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April 16, 2018

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