{"id":3057,"date":"2023-11-12T02:08:07","date_gmt":"2023-11-12T07:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loveworldpersia.org\/?page_id=3057"},"modified":"2023-11-18T23:20:50","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T04:20:50","slug":"about-iran","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/loveworldpersia.org\/en\/about-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"About Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<section class=\"section dark\" id=\"section_279863928\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/loveworldpersia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/iran-1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"bg attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-bg-overlay absolute fill\"><\/div><button class=\"scroll-for-more z-5 icon absolute bottom h-center\" aria-label=\"Scroll for more\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\" style=\"font-size:42px;\" ><\/i><\/button>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row align-center\"  id=\"row-154688613\">\n\n\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1907211106\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1907211106 {\n  padding-top: 100px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_279863928 {\n  padding-top: 90px;\n  padding-bottom: 90px;\n}\n#section_279863928 .section-bg-overlay {\n  background-color: rgba(230, 237, 41, 0.058);\n}\n#section_279863928 .section-bg img {\n  object-position: 11% 60%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_2087120748\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"max-width:1200px\" id=\"row-188108555\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-385675335\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row align-bottom\" style=\"max-width:1200px\" id=\"row-1995231421\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-609273010\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-6 medium-col-first\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover\" id=\"banner-596295824\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"269\" src=\"https:\/\/loveworldpersia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Map-2-1400x369.png\" class=\"bg attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>                                    \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n\n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-596295824 {\n  padding-top: 400px;\n  background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n#banner-596295824 .banner-bg img {\n  object-position: 45% 29%;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #banner-596295824 {\n    padding-top: 600px;\n  }\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #banner-596295824 {\n    padding-top: 500px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-609273010 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 0px 20px 0px;\n  margin: -70px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #col-609273010 > .col-inner {\n    margin: -100px 0px 0px 0px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-61331141\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-727590720\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #3b9999;\"><strong>Iran belongs to Jesus Christ<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-727590720 {\n  font-size: 2.85rem;\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"max-width:100px;height:4px;background-color:rgb(44, 115, 115);\"><\/div>\n\n\t<div id=\"text-3180302337\" class=\"text justify\">\n\t\t\n\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the past two decades, Iran has had the fastest-growing church in the world even though the Bible is illegal! The Lord is on the move in the hearts and minds of countless people questioning their Islamic faith. Every day <\/span><b>Loveworld Persia <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">provides opportunities for more Persians to receive <\/span><b>Jesus Christ<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as their savior. <\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_2087120748 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_747628986\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-2142947214\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1212532853\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:rgb(231, 255, 255);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-collapse align-middle\"  id=\"row-271149615\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-515064980\" class=\"col medium-5 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover\" id=\"banner-369955041\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"467\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/loveworldpersia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Cyrus-THE-GREAT.png\" class=\"bg attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>                                    \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n\n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-369955041 {\n  padding-top: 400px;\n  background-color: rgb(244, 244, 244);\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #banner-369955041 {\n    padding-top: 500px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-405856018\" class=\"col team-sorted-info medium-7 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h1><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Iran Has a Rich Biblical Heritage<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1427797607\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1427797607 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-2606622515\" class=\"text justify\">\n\t\t\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It was King Cyrus who obeyed God\u2019s command to return the Jewish people to their homes in Judah 70 years after their exile under the Babylonian King, Nebuchadnezzar. Ezra 1 tells us it was the Lord Himself that moved his heart to do this. Cyrus put in motion his Edict of Restoration in 538 BC (2 Chronicles 36:22), which was a fulfillment of an earlier prophecy by the Prophet Jeremiah. He even helped the Jewish people to rebuild their temple in Jerusalem (Ezra 1:4).<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"margin-top:1.2em;margin-bottom:1.2em;max-width:100%;height:2px;background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.09);\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"row row-small\"  id=\"row-130450472\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1489784310\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-5\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_66322509\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"444\" height=\"278\" src=\"https:\/\/loveworldpersia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Cyrus-the-great.jpeg.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loveworldpersia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Cyrus-the-great.jpeg.webp 444w, https:\/\/loveworldpersia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Cyrus-the-great.jpeg-200x125.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_66322509 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-789185419\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-7\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-3489472605\" class=\"text justify\">\n\t\t\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cyrus II of Persia, known as \u201cThe Great\u201d, was a Persian emperor who managed to influence some of the most important cultures in history and be recognized even today as an example of a charismatic and fair leader. Even though he was not a Jew, he heard from the God of Israel. In Ezra 1:2 it is recorded that King Cyrus declared, <span class=\"text Ezra-1-2\">&#8220;The <span class=\"small-caps\">LORD<\/span>, the GOD of the heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and he has appointed me to build a Temple for Him at Jerusalem in Judah&#8221;.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3489472605 {\n  font-size: 0.9rem;\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-405856018 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 40px 40px 40px 40px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<style>\n#row-271149615 > .col > .col-inner {\n  background-color: rgb(231, 255, 255);\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1212532853 > .col-inner {\n  margin: 10px 0px 10px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<style>\n#row-2142947214 > .col > .col-inner {\n  background-color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-884952719\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1833570686\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-collapse align-middle\"  id=\"row-1208242952\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-116088320\" class=\"col team-sorted-info medium-7 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Shush (Susa): The Homeland of The Jews in Exile During The Babylonian Captivity<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\t<div id=\"gap-733326811\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-733326811 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-1282346966\" class=\"text justify\">\n\t\t\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">According to the Bible, Daniel was taken into captivity by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon around 600 BCE after the destruction of the First Temple (2 Kings 20:14\u201318; Daniel 6:13), serving the king and his successors with loyalty and ability until the time of the Persian conqueror Cyrus, all the while remaining true to the God of Israel. Daniel survived this overthrow and lived to serve the new king, Cyrus. King Cyrus eventually made Daniel the ruler over a portion of his kingdom. In fact, King Cyrus had determined to put Daniel over the whole nation as the prime minister! (Daniel 2:48).<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"margin-top:1.2em;margin-bottom:1.2em;max-width:100%;height:2px;background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.09);\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"row row-small\"  id=\"row-571804046\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1222193682\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-5\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1854424493\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"612\" src=\"https:\/\/loveworldpersia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/3851950.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loveworldpersia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/3851950.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/loveworldpersia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/3851950-654x400.jpg 654w, https:\/\/loveworldpersia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/3851950-768x470.jpg 768w, https:\/\/loveworldpersia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/3851950-600x367.jpg 600w, https:\/\/loveworldpersia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/3851950-200x122.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1854424493 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1299561890\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-7\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-3602397483\" class=\"text justify\">\n\t\t\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Though the Bible mentions that Daniel lived in Babylon (present-day Iraq) at one point and may have lived in Shush, the exact burial site of Daniel is unknown, as the Bible does not specify where it is. But many experts believe he was laid to rest in Susa. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shush, formerly known as Susa is approximately 250 miles southwest of Tehran, close to the border of Iraq. Shush was one of the cities that served as the capital of Persia in ancient times. The books of Esther, Ezra, Daniel, and Nehemiah mention Susa.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3602397483 {\n  font-size: 0.9rem;\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-116088320 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 40px 40px 40px 40px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1831015946\" class=\"col medium-5 small-12 large-4 small-col-first\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover\" id=\"banner-1136565290\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"467\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/loveworldpersia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Daniel.png\" class=\"bg attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>                                    \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n\n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-1136565290 {\n  padding-top: 400px;\n  background-color: rgb(244, 244, 244);\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #banner-1136565290 {\n    padding-top: 500px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1833570686 > .col-inner {\n  margin: 10px 0px 10px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<style>\n#row-884952719 > .col > .col-inner {\n  background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1671255647\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1272337950\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:rgb(231, 255, 255);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-collapse align-middle\"  id=\"row-1463477361\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1658260657\" class=\"col medium-5 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover\" id=\"banner-160817739\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"467\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/loveworldpersia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Esther-2.png\" class=\"bg attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>                                    \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n\n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-160817739 {\n  padding-top: 400px;\n  background-color: rgb(244, 244, 244);\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #banner-160817739 {\n    padding-top: 500px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2077376690\" class=\"col team-sorted-info medium-7 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h1><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>The Story of Esther Took Place In Iran<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1142058740\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1142058740 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-2398613693\" class=\"text justify\">\n\t\t\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the capital of the world&#8217;s largest empire, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Susa was also the city where Esther married the Persian King Ahasuerus, also known as Xerxes I. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the book of Esther, she was a beautiful young Jewish woman who caught the eye of the Persian king (Esther 2: 16-18), became queen, and with the assistance of her cousin Mordecai, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">persuaded the king to retract an order for the general annihilation of Jews throughout the empire, and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">saved <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">her Hebrew people<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> throughout the Persian Empire from annihilation (Esther 7: 2-3).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"margin-top:1.2em;margin-bottom:1.2em;max-width:100%;height:2px;background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.09);\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"row row-small\"  id=\"row-375913455\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2106217974\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-5\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_663816117\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/loveworldpersia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_4657.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loveworldpersia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_4657.webp 600w, https:\/\/loveworldpersia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_4657-480x400.webp 480w, https:\/\/loveworldpersia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_4657-200x167.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_663816117 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1542437187\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-7\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-876947307\" class=\"text justify\">\n\t\t\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hamadan, known in ancient times as <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ecbatana<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is in the Kurdish region of Iran. Mount Alvand, which overlooks the city proper, was the location of the summer palace of Persian royalty of the Achaemenid Empire. It was during this period that this story took place, the beginning of the Jewish Festival of Purim. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Purim marks the deliverance of the Jews from a royal death decree in the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5th century.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BCE<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is widely believed that Queen Esther and Mordecai, after spending their final years at the royal residence, were buried in the city, next to one another, with a shrine constructed over their graves.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-876947307 {\n  font-size: 0.9rem;\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-2077376690 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 40px 40px 40px 40px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<style>\n#row-1463477361 > .col > .col-inner {\n  background-color: rgb(231, 255, 255);\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1272337950 > .col-inner {\n  margin: 10px 0px 10px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<style>\n#row-1671255647 > .col > .col-inner {\n  background-color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_747628986 {\n  padding-top: 60px;\n  padding-bottom: 60px;\n  background-color: rgb(228, 228, 228);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1267691658\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row align-center\" style=\"max-width:1200px\" id=\"row-1325595586\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-211737399\" class=\"col medium-7 small-12 large-10\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-1913479951\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1913479951 {\n  padding-top: 50px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #gap-1913479951 {\n    padding-top: 60px;\n  }\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #gap-1913479951 {\n    padding-top: 20px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-3098155394\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h2><strong>Pray For Iran<\/strong><\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3098155394 {\n  font-size: 1.5rem;\n  text-align: center;\n  color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n#text-3098155394 > * {\n  color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-1336304295\" class=\"text justify\">\n\t\t\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pray for Iranian women, girls, Christians, and all who are protesting Iran\u2019s oppressive government and restrictive religious policies. Ask God to give them protection, wisdom, and supernatural favor.\u00a0 Pray for Christians who have converted from Islam, that they will be safe from authorities and others who may wish them harm. Pray for Christians who are imprisoned for their faith, that they will remain strong physically, mentally, and spiritually, and will be released soon. Pray for secret home churches to grow in spite of the threat of discovery. Pray for pastors to lead their flocks with courage and conviction. Pray for the Gospel to have free course in Iran and for multitudes to hear, believe, receive, and become a witness for the saving, healing, and life-changing Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1336304295 {\n  text-align: center;\n  color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n#text-1336304295 > * {\n  color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<a href=\"https:\/\/loveworldpersia.org\/en\/contact-us\/\" class=\"button secondary is-underline\"  >\n\t\t<span>Send Us Your Comments<\/span>\n\t<i class=\"icon-angle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\" ><\/i><\/a>\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1267691658 {\n  padding-top: 60px;\n  padding-bottom: 60px;\n  background-color: rgb(59, 153, 153);\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #section_1267691658 {\n    padding-top: 0px;\n    padding-bottom: 0px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-blank.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3057","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/loveworldpersia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3057","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/loveworldpersia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/loveworldpersia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loveworldpersia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loveworldpersia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3057"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/loveworldpersia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3057\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5635,"href":"https:\/\/loveworldpersia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3057\/revisions\/5635"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/loveworldpersia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}