Esther 3:8

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Summary

And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from all people; neither keep they the king's laws: therefore it is not for the king's profit to suffer them.

Scattered abroad

Their laws

Acts 28:22

General references

Psalm 83:4

Daniel 6:5

Bible References

Scattered abroad

You, however, I will scatter among the nations and will draw out a sword after you, as your land becomes desolate and your cities become waste.

The Lord will scatter you among the peoples, and you will be left few in number among the nations where the Lord drives you.

then the Lord your God will restore you from captivity, and have compassion on you, and will gather you again from all the peoples where the Lord your God has scattered you.

‘I would have said, “I will cut them to pieces,

I will remove the memory of them from men,”

Remember the word which You commanded Your servant Moses, saying, ‘If you are unfaithful I will scatter you among the peoples;

“Israel is a scattered flock, the lions have driven them away. The first one who devoured him was the king of Assyria, and this last one who has broken his bones is Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.

“However, I will leave a remnant, for you will have those who escaped the sword among the nations when you are scattered among the countries.

Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Though I had removed them far away among the nations and though I had scattered them among the countries, yet I was a sanctuary for them a little while in the countries where they had gone.”’

“but I

scattered them with a storm wind among all the nations whom they have not known. Thus the land is desolated behind them so that no one went back and forth, for they made the pleasant land desolate.”

The Jews then said to one another, “Where does this man intend to go that we will not find Him? He is not intending to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks, is He?

James, a bond-servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ,

To the twelve tribes who are

dispersed abroad: Greetings.

Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,

To those who reside as aliens, scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, who are chosen

Their laws

let it be known to the king that the Jews who came up from you have come to us at Jerusalem; they are rebuilding the rebellious and evil city and are finishing the walls and repairing the foundations.

and when they had brought them to the chief magistrates, they said, “These men are throwing our city into confusion, being Jews,

When they did not find them, they began dragging Jason and some brethren before the city authorities, shouting, “These men who have upset

the world have come here also;

For we have found this man a real pest and a fellow who stirs up dissension among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.

But we desire to hear from you what your views are; for concerning this sect, it is known to us that it is spoken against everywhere.”

General references

They have said, “Come, and let us wipe them out as a nation,
That the name of Israel be remembered no more.”

Then these men said, “We will not find any ground of accusation against this Daniel unless we find it against him with regard to the law of his God.”