Israelis are likening President Donald Trump to the ancient Persian King Cyrus, recorded in the Bible, following the release of the nation’s hostages from Hamas and the signing of a Gaza peace deal on Monday.
Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana said while introducing Trump, “Other American presidents have supported Israel, but as a giant of Jewish history, we must look back two-and-a-half millennia into the mists of time to find a parallel: Cyrus the Great,” according to The Times of Israel.
“You, President Trump, are a colossus who will be enshrined in the pantheon of history. Thousands of years from now, Mr. President, the Jewish people will remember you. We are a nation that remembers.”
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“Other American presidents have supported Israel, but as a giant of Jewish history, we must look back 2 1/2 millennia into the mists of time to find a parallel – Cyrus the Great.
You, President Trump, are a colossus who will… https://t.co/8UnZB5L3pW pic.twitter.com/B6v2gVYgvP
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) October 13, 2025
In the Old Testament book of Isaiah, the prophet wrote about the rise of a leader named Cyrus, a Persian king who would free the Jewish people from their Babylonian captivity around 538 B.C.
The prophecy came decades before the ascension of Cyrus.
The Babylonians invaded Israel and ransacked Jerusalem, taking many Jewish people as prisoners.
Many people were mocked for comparing the 45th President Trump to Cyrus in Isaiah 45.
Now these signs are all over Israel ????
“Thus saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to… pic.twitter.com/ZKwSe1i0JU
— Sean Feucht (@seanfeucht) October 13, 2025
Cyrus also allowed the Jews to return to their homeland and rebuild their nation’s capital city and the destroyed temple.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made the comparison to Cyrus during Trump’s first term in 2018, shortly after the president ordered the U.S. embassy moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, The Jerusalem Post reported.
In recent days, following the announcement of the peace plan with Hamas, billboards sprang up around Israel, saying, “Cyrus the Great is Alive.”
Today in Tel Aviv ????
Photo of Trump with the title “Cyrus the Great is alive!” pic.twitter.com/x0eeS9lNUY
— Dr. Eli David (@DrEliDavid) October 11, 2025
Christian leader Lance Wallnau took satisfaction in the development, noting he had been comparing Trump to Cyrus since before he was first elected president.
“Like I predicted in 2016…. Trump will be likened to a modern day Cyrus. This is what’s advertised in Jerusalem today,” he posted on social media.
Like I predicted in 2016…. Trump will be likened to a modern day Cyrus. This is what’s advertised in Jerusalem today. pic.twitter.com/ZiFMtztAnE
— Lance Wallnau (@lancewallnau) October 13, 2025
Wallnau spoke about the comparison in August on the Christian commentary program “Flashpoint,” saying, “The Lord brought this man into office for the sake of the nations.”
On Flashpoint with Gene Bailey, I reminded everyone why Isaiah 45 matters—God raised up a modern Cyrus in Donald Trump. In just six months, he confronted global crises and broke the grip of principalities operating behind nations like Iran and Russia. God didn’t bring him into… pic.twitter.com/fGVXDSrBaS
— Lance Wallnau (@lancewallnau) August 20, 2025
He added, “God put this man into office in order to bring the world into stability for the great awakening that is going to go to the nations.”
After speaking at the Knesset, Trump traveled to Egypt, where he signed the Gaza Peace Deal with Middle Eastern leaders. Several other heads of state from around the world were also on hand to witness the historic event.
.@POTUS joins the leaders of Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey in an official signing ceremony for the historic Gaza Peace Deal pic.twitter.com/mqonzJNyP1
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) October 13, 2025
“The momentous breakthrough that we’re here to celebrate tonight is more than the end of the war in Gaza — with God’s help, it will be a new beginning for an entire, beautiful Middle East,” he said following the signing. “From this moment forward, we can build a region that’s strong, and stable, and prosperous, and united in rejecting the path of terror once and for all.”
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