Kings Of Persia Described In Ezra Nehemiah
He had flocks fed on grass, straw, and barley, and from among wild animals he selected the lynx and cheetah, bringing them in from the mountains and plains and confining them, to train them as hunters. He also chose hawks and falcons, and hens and roosters, who crow at dawn, and showed guys how to tame these birds by treating them well and speaking gently to them. He brought out the hidden virtues of items, and the world was astonished at his innovations. He mentioned that men ought to praise God, who had provided mankind sovereignty more than the earth’s...