Which biblical figure referred to Cyrus as a messiah?
Moses
King David
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Answer
According to Isaiah 45:1 in the Hebrew Bible, the prophet Isaiah referred to Cyrus as a messiah (anointed one) for his role in ending the Babylonian captivity and facilitating the Jewish return to Zion.
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