The Tomb of Queen Esther in Persia
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The Tomb of Queen Esther in Persia
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#2Relations between the two tribes go back at least 3000 years if not earlier. (The city of Rages, then Ray, and now a suburb of Teheran, apparently had a substantial Jewish community during the Median period, per Book of Tobit [2]) Typically quite friendly and simpatico.
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#3This is nice and all but why on HN?
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#4This is nice and all but why on HN?
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#5This is nice and all but why on HN?
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I'll add - this is something that's interesting - it's new knowledge for many people. It's not political or an 'outrage article' about some injustice.
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#6I happened to head through this region last year.
The desert near Isfahan is absolutely mind blowing.
It's like procedural generation meets the clone stamp tool.
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#7Iran is a beautiful country, I'd like to go back sometime. Here are some of my favorite pictures from my time there which I sometimes use for design inspiration: http://imgur.com/a/ll2no. I put some of them through Google Deep Dream for some strange results: http://imgur.com/a/xIro8, http://imgur.com/a/iwawP
Incidentally, my first pen was a red Lamy, back in France where children were required (still are?) to use fountain pens. I had no idea it was a classic or famous in anyway. A very solid pen which can withstand a lot of chewing.
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#8Relations between the two tribes go back at least 3000 years if not earlier. (The city of Rages, then Ray, and now a suburb of Teheran, apparently had a substantial Jewish community during the Median period, per Book of Tobit [2]) Typically quite friendly and simpatico. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_of_Daniel [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Tobit
Which two tribes?
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#9My grandparents/dad/uncle lived in Tehran in the 50s. They always had such wonderful things to say about the people and the culture and the art.
Today, in the US, the Iranians I talk to say "we hope one day it will again be a country we would want to live in."
Re: The Tomb of Queen Esther in Persia
#10Relations between the two tribes go back at least 3000 years if not earlier. (The city of Rages, then Ray, and now a suburb of Teheran, apparently had a substantial Jewish community during the Median period, per Book of Tobit [2]) Typically quite friendly and simpatico. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_of_Daniel [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Tobit
Which two tribes?
Persians and Jews.