Daniel 9:1 meaning and explanation
In the first year of Darius son of Xerxes, a Mede by descent, who was made ruler over the kingdom of the Chaldeans—
Daniel 9:1, Berean Standard Bible
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Daniel 9 opens by dating the vision that follows. Daniel, an elderly Jewish exile in Babylon, writes in the first year of Darius the Mede, who is said to have been made ruler over the Chaldean kingdom after Babylon fell.
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