Divrei Yosippon — Sefer Yosippon — Chapter 8: Death of Cyrus

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8:1

Cyrus’s rule reaches its end amid further wars and dynastic changes.

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8:2

The chronicle combines Persian royal history with legendary material circulating in late antique and medieval sources.

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8:3

Succession among Persian rulers prepares the world in which Ester, Mordekhai, and later Alexander appear.

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8:4

Kings rise and die quickly when measured against the continuity of Yisra’el’s covenant memory.

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