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: Ezra 1:1 states that Yahweh "stirred up the spirit of Cyrus" to issue a decree allowing the Jews to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the Temple.

: Cyrus likely tailored his message to his audience. To the Babylonians, he was Marduk's champion; to the Jews, he was Yahweh's deliverer. marduk_czy_jahwe_kto_byl_prawdziwym_panem_cyrus...

: It credits Marduk for guiding Cyrus into Babylon without a battle and delivering the city into his hands to "save" it from oppression. : Ezra 1:1 states that Yahweh "stirred up

In summary, the "true master" depends on the source: in the eyes of the Babylonian priesthood, Yahweh in the eyes of the returning Jewish exiles, and likely Persian political interests in the eyes of Cyrus himself. Did the "Cyrus Cylinder" influence Biblical authors? he was Marduk's champion

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