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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Daniel 11:3

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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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mighty king . . . do according to his will--answering to the he-goat's "notable horn" (Dan 8:6-7, Dan 8:21). Alexander invaded Persia 334 B.C., to avenge the wrongs of Greece on Persia for Xerxes' past invasion (as Alexander said in a letter to Darius Codomanus, ARRIAN, Alexander. 2.14.7).
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