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Marsena

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Smith's 1884ISBE 19151 verse reference

Smith's 1884

(worthy), one of the seven of Persia, "wise men which knew the times," which saw the king’s face and sat first in the kingdom. (Esther 1:14)

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · public domain

ISBE 1915

From the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915). Where it reports or adopts critical theories, those are the views of its writers or the scholars they cite; Gospel Companion holds the historic Christian view of Scripture.

mar-se'-na, mar'-se-na (marcena'; derivation unknown but probably of Persian origin (Es 1:14)): One of "the seven princes of Persia and Media, who saw the king's face, and sat first in the kingdom."

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · public domain

In Scripture

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