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Medes, Media

Facts:

Media was an ancient empire located east of Assyria and Babylonia, and north of Elam and Persia. The people who lived in the empire of Media were called "Medes."

• The Media empire covered parts of what are present-day Turkey, Iran, Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan.
• The Medes were closely associated with the Persians and the two empires joined forces to conquer the Babylonian empire.
• Babylonia was invaded by Darius the Mede during the time that the prophet Daniel was living there.

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(See also: other/assyria · other/babylon · other/cyrus · other/daniel · other/darius · other/elam · other/persia)

Bible References:

• 2 Kings 17:4-6
• Acts 02:8-11
• Daniel 05:25-28
• Esther 01:3-4
• Ezra 06:1-2