How is Cyrus the Great, the founder of the Persian Empire, viewed in the Hebrew Bible? Choose one correct answer. In a very positive light because he allowed them to return to Israel and helped them rebuild the temple of Jerusalem. In a very negative light because he enslaved them again. In a very positive light because he improved their living conditions in Mesopotamia. Neutral because for them a Persian overlord was no different than the previous Assyrian and Babylonian rulers.

How is Cyrus the Great, the founder of the Persian Empire, viewed in the Hebrew Bible? Choose one correct answer. In a very positive light because he allowed them to return to Israel and helped them rebuild the temple of Jerusalem. In a very negative light because he enslaved them again. In a very positive light because he improved their living conditions in Mesopotamia. Neutral because for them a Persian overlord was no different than the previous Assyrian and Babylonian rulers.

		In a very positive light because he allowed them to return to Israel and helped them rebuild the temple of Jerusalem.
		In a very negative light because he enslaved them again.
		In a very positive light because he improved their living conditions in Mesopotamia.
		Neutral because for them a Persian overlord was no different than the previous Assyrian and Babylonian rulers.