Tuesday, February 10, 2026

From Mount Sinai to Persia to modern day Iran

Rabbi Lawrence Hajioff


3 comments:

  1. Thank you for posting this rabbi he is excellent and I am a big follower of his now.
    Mariam

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  2. It is a very interesting lecture, I highly recommend it.

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  3. At the end he mentions Cyrus and Daryavesh. From what i gather "Cyrus the Great" originally ruled in ancient Anshan, Persia (and after that in Media, which i gather is Madai). Here's a satellite map of ancient Anshan:
    https://latitude.to/satellite-map/ir/iran/23434/anshan-persia

    As for Cyrus' later expansion to Media/Madai and much more,
    Scroll down to Heading MEDIAN EMPIRE & Big Green Map below it:
    https://heritageinstitute.com/zoroastrianism/medians/

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