- laid a tribute:
- "Now it came to pass¹ in the daysª of Ahasuerus,ª (this¹ [is] Ahasuerusª which reigned,ª° from Indiaª¹ even unto¹ Ethiopia,ª [over] an hundredª and sevenª and twentyª provinces:)ª" {Est 1:1} + "Then were the king'sª scribesª° calledª° at that¹ timeª in the thirdª month,ª that¹ [is], the monthª Sivan,ª on the threeª and twentiethª [day] thereof; and it was writtenª° according to all¹ that¹ Mordecaiª commandedª° unto¹ the Jews,ª and to¹ the lieutenants,ª and the deputiesª and rulersª of the provincesª which¹ [are] from Indiaª¹ unto¹ Ethiopia,ª an hundredª twentyª and sevenª provinces,ª unto every provinceª according to the writingª thereof, and unto every peopleª after their language,ª and to¹ the Jewsª according to their writing,ª and according to their language.ª" {Est 8:9} + "Andª it came to passª° inª thoseª days,ª that there went outª° a decreeª fromª Caesarª Augustus,ª that allª the¹ worldª should be taxed.ª°" {Lke 2:1}
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