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In the second year of the reign of Artaxerxes the Great, on the first day of Nisan, Mordecai the son of Jair, son of Shimei, son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, had a dream.
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In the second year of the reign of Artaxerxes the Great, on the first day of Nisan, Mordecai the son of Jair, son of Shimei, son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, had a dream.
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He was a Jew, dwelling in the city of Susa, a great man, serving in the court of the king.
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He was one of the captives whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had brought from Jerusalem with Jeconiah king of Judea. And this was his dream:
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Behold, noise and confusion, thunders and earthquake, tumult upon the earth!
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And behold, two great dragons came forward, both ready to fight, and they roared terribly.
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