This allowed for both sides of Shushan to gain wealth and prosperity. A compromise was reached after a few days had passed, in which one side would take DanielвЂ™s coffin for a year and then it would be brought to the other side the following year. This eventually led to a war erupting between both sides. That said, Benjamin described that the poor side of the city became jealous of the other side. All that could be found on this side were gardens and plantations. The other side of the city was very poor without any merchants or marketplaces. This side also had all of the market places which served as the main sources of income for the population on that side of the city. Where the Sepulcher of Daniel was located was the side where all the Jews lived. Shushan is divided in half by the Tigris River, yet the two halves of the city are connected by a single bridge. The most significant of these synagogues had the Sepulcher of Daniel. In Shushan there were 7,000 Jews and 14 synagogues. He traveled towards the center of the province however, which was where one could find the capital and palace of King Ahasuerus: Shushan. When he visited Elam, the province was not fully inhabited and consisted of much waste and ruins.

Benjamin began by explaining the layout of the land. BenjaminвЂ™s travels to the Khuzistan province, otherwise known as the ancient civilization of Elam in Iran, seem to have been documented because of an important lesson he learned there.

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