The Book of Ezra

“Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, th…”

“Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The Lord God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged…”

“Who is there among you of all his people? his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and bu…”

“And whosoever remaineth in any place where he sojourneth, let the men of his place help him with silver, and with gold, …”

“Then rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, with all them whose spiri…”

“And all they that were about them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beast…”