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About 70 years later
This begins a new event when Cyrus allowed the Jews to return to Israel from exile in Babylon. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-newevent)
70 years later
This refers to the 70 years that had passed since the Babylonian army took the people of Jerusalem into exile.
Cyrus
Cyrus was also called ‘Cyrus the Great.’ The name Cyrus meant ‘like the sun’ in the Persian language. However, since Cyrus was an important historical person, it might be best to transliterate his name rather than translating the meaning.
the Persian Empire
The Persian Empire grew to cover the area from central Asia to Egypt. It was located in the region of what is Iran today.
The Israelites were now called Jews
This could also be translated as: “People now called the Israelites by the name ‘Jews.’”
the land of Judah
That is, the area where the kingdom of Judah was located before the Exile. Jerusalem was the capital city of Judah.