Lux Domini
Then were the king’s scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the provinces which are from India unto Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.

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Glossary

Mordecai Tribe

The son of Jair, of the tribe of Benjamin.

Ethiopia Place

Country of burnt faces; the Greek word by which the Hebrew Cush is rendered. Modern identification: Meroe.

India Place

Biblical region. Modern identification: Indus River.