Matthew Poole and continuators on Daniel 5:28
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Daniel5:28
28 PERES , thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
Separated, divided, broken. Phars. signifies two things, broken off, and Persian, noting that, First this Kingdom was broken from Belshazzar and his Line, and Family. Secondly, That it was given from the Chaldeans to the Persians. Then it was divided between the Medes and Persians, for Cyrus took Babylon, he was Persian, after that he gave p[illegible: 1 letter]rt of it to Darius, his Son-in-law, and he was a Mede, and so were [illegible: 1 letter]s it were Partners. So this vast Empire that was one, sole, intire thing under Belshazzar, becomes now as it were two divided 'twixt the Medes and Persians, which thing is curious to observe, from this word Phars, Pharsin, Peres, which signifies not only dividing but Persian, as Pliny testifies, with the Chaldeans, the Persians in Scripture, are called Elamites.
Marginal references: Chald. Madai and Paras.
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