2009-08-18T16:57:31-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/cyrus/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezra%201:1-11&version=NIV 2009-08-18T16:57:31-05:00 Cyrus was a great Persian king who was moved by God to allow the Israelites to return from their exile in Persia. The Israelite remnant returned to Jerusalem under the guidance of Ezra.