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century B.C., and who, both in Hebrew and Aramaic, wrote in 

 almost colloquial style and, being an honest, God-fearing man 

 himself, wrote for the information of men like minded in his own 

 and future generations, leaving the issue to his God. 



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APPENDIX. 



Kings of the New Babylonian Empire. 



Nabopalassar . . . . . . 625-604 B.C. 



Nebuchadrezzar II. . . .. .. 604-561. 



Evil-Merodach 561-560. 



Nergal-sharezar . . . . . . 559-556. 



(Labosoarchad) . . . . . . 556. 



Nabo-nidus (Nabu-nahid) . . . . 555-539. 



Persian Kings. 



Cyrus . . 

 Cambyses 

 Bardiya. 

 (Nidinta-Bel). 

 Darius I 

 Xerxes I 

 Artaxerxes I 

 Xerxes II 

 Darius II 

 Artaxerxes II 

 Artaxerxes III 

 Arses 



Darius III . . 



538-529 B.C. 

 529-522. 



521-486. 

 485-466. 

 466-425. 

 424-424. 

 424-405. 

 405-358. 

 358-338. 

 338-335. 

 335-332. 



Alexander the Great overthrew Darius III and made himself 

 master of the Persian Empire, including Palestine and Egypt, 

 in 332 B.C. 



