“persian” in the Douay-Rheims Bible
The word persian appears 4 times in the Douay-Rheims Bible. The first 4 matching verses are shown below.
- 2 Esdras 12:22 The Levites the chiefs of the families in the days of Eliasib, and Joiada, and Johanan, and Jeddoa, were recorded, and the priests in the reign of Darius the Persian.
- Esther 16:10 Now that you may more plainly understand what we say, Aman the son of Amadathi, a Macedonian both in mind and country, and having nothing of the Persian blood, but with his cruelty staining our goodness, was received being a stranger by us:
- Daniel 6:28 Now Daniel continued unto the reign of Darius, and the reign of Cyrus, the Persian.
- Daniel 13:65 And king Astyages was gathered to his fathers; and Cyrus, the Persian, received his kingdom.