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Cyrus
In the Old Testament, the king of Persia who fulfilled Isaiah’s prophecy (2 Chr. 36:22–23; Isa. 44:28; 45:1) by allowing the Jews to return to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple, thus partially ending the Babylonian captivity. Isaiah’s prophecy was made about 180 years before the king’s action.