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Media

Facts:

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

• The first ancestor of the Medes was Madai, a descendant of Japheth.
• 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: Assyria, Babylon, Cyrus, Daniel, Darius, Elam, Persia)

Bible References:

• 2 Kings 17:06
• Acts 02:09
• Daniel 05:28
• Esther 01:3-4
• Ezra 06:1-2

Word Data:

• Strong's: H4074, H4075, H4076, H4077, G3370

Forms Found in the English ULB:

Madai, Mede, Medes, Media