India — Bible place

Occurs only in Esther 1:1 and 8:9, where the extent of the dominion of the Persian king is described. The country so designated here is not the peninsula of Hindustan, but the country surrounding the Indus, the Punjab. The people and the products of India were well known to the Jews, who seem to have carried on an active trade with that country (Ezek. 27:15, 24).

Recorded scripture occurrences (2)

References recorded in the source data; this is not an exhaustive list of mentions.

Show passage in OET: EST 1:1

OET-RV EST 1:1

1 The following events happened during the reign of Emperor Ahashverosh (Ahasuerus /Xerxes). (Also known as King Ahashverosh, he ruled the 127 provinces of Paras (Persia) extending from Hodu to Kush (Ethiopia).)

OET-LV EST 1:1

1 And_he/it _was in_the _days _of ʼAḩashvērōsh that ʼAḩashvērōsh who_reigned from_Hoddū/(India) and_unto Kūsh/(Cush) seven and_twenty and_one _hundred province[s].

Show passage in OET: EST 8:9

OET-RV EST 8:9

9 It was now June, and the king sent for his scribes and they wrote a letter to the Yehudim containing everything that Mordekai dictated. It was also addressed to royal officials, and to the governors and leaders in each province. The empire had 127 provinces, extending all the way from Hodu in the east to Kush (Ethiopia) in the west. The scribes wrote to every province using its own alphabet and to each people group in its own language, and to the Yehudim in their language and using their alphabet.

OET-LV EST 8:9

9 And_ the _scribes _of the_king _they _were _summoned at_time (the)_that in_month the_third that is_the _month _of Sivan on_day_three and_twenty in/on/over_him/it and_it _was _written according_to _all _of that Mordəkay he _commanded to the_Yəhūdī/(Jews) and_near/to the_satraps and_the_governors and_the _officials _of the _provinces which were_from_Hoddū/(India) and_unto Kūsh/(Cush) seven and_twenty and_a _hundred province[s] province and_province according_to _of_its _writing and_people and_people according_to _of_its _language and_near/to the_Yəhūdī according_to _of_their _writing and_according_to _of_their _language.

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