Footnote
a The Jerusalem Bible (French) says, on Isaiah 21:2: “Elam is the name for the ancient inhabitants of the high plateaux from which the Persians originated. The Medes had been vassals of Cyrus before the capture of Babylon.”
a The Jerusalem Bible (French) says, on Isaiah 21:2: “Elam is the name for the ancient inhabitants of the high plateaux from which the Persians originated. The Medes had been vassals of Cyrus before the capture of Babylon.”