Place
Media
Ancient empire of the Medes, partner with Persia in conquering Babylon and ruling the Near East during the exilic and post-exilic period.
What and where is this?
Media was an ancient kingdom and ethnic region in northwestern Iran, occupied by the , a people related to the . In the Old Testament, the Medes appear as instruments of divine judgment against : Isaiah 13:17 names them as those stirred up against Babylon, and Jeremiah 51:11, 28 calls on the kings of the Medes to destroy her. records the fall of Babylon to the Mede (Daniel 5:31) and the law of the Medes and Persians as unalterable. The combined Medo-Persian Empire succeeded Babylon and features throughout , , , and Daniel. In Acts 2:9 Medes are among those present in at .
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Modern location: Tell Hagmatana. Coordinates from OpenBible.info.
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