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The Medes are frequently mentioned in the Bible, particularly in the context of their interactions with the Israelites and their role in the rise and fall of empires.<br><br><b>Historical Background</b><br><br>The Medes were originally a collection of tribes inhabiting the region known as Media, located in what is now northwestern Iran. By the 7th century BC, they had established a powerful kingdom that became a formidable force in the region. The Medes are best known for their alliance with the Babylonians in overthrowing the Assyrian Empire, a pivotal event that reshaped the political landscape of the ancient Near East.<br><br><b>Biblical References</b><br><br>The Medes are mentioned in several books of the Bible, often in connection with significant historical events. One of the earliest references is found in <a href="/2_kings/17-6.htm">2 Kings 17:6</a>, where the Assyrians are described as having settled Israelites in "Halah, in Gozan on the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes" following the conquest of Samaria. This indicates the extent of Assyrian control and the use of Median territories for the relocation of exiled peoples.<br><br>In the book of Isaiah, the Medes are prophesied to play a role in the downfall of Babylon. <a href="/isaiah/13-17.htm">Isaiah 13:17</a> states, "Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, who have no regard for silver and no desire for gold." This prophecy highlights the Medes' involvement in the eventual conquest of Babylon, which is further elaborated in the book of Daniel.<br><br><a href="/daniel/5-28.htm">Daniel 5:28</a> records the divine judgment against Belshazzar, the Babylonian king, with the words, "Your kingdom has been divided and given over to the Medes and Persians." This event marks the transition of power from the Babylonian Empire to the Medo-Persian Empire, a significant shift in biblical history.<br><br><b>The Medo-Persian Empire</b><br><br>The Medes eventually formed a dual monarchy with the Persians, known as the Medo-Persian Empire. This empire is prominently featured in the book of Daniel, where it is symbolized by the silver chest and arms of the statue in Nebuchadnezzar's dream (<a href="/daniel/2-32.htm">Daniel 2:32</a>) and the bear raised up on one side in Daniel's vision (<a href="/daniel/7-5.htm">Daniel 7:5</a>). The Medo-Persian Empire is noted for its role in allowing the Jewish exiles to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple, as decreed by Cyrus the Great, a Persian king.<br><br><b>Cultural and Religious Influence</b><br><br>The Medes, like the Persians, practiced Zoroastrianism, a religion that emphasized the duality of good and evil and the importance of moral choice. While the Bible does not delve deeply into the religious practices of the Medes, their cultural and political influence is evident in the biblical narrative, particularly in the context of God's sovereignty over the nations and His use of foreign powers to accomplish His purposes.<br><br><b>Conclusion</b><br><br>The Medes, as depicted in the Bible, serve as instruments in God's divine plan, demonstrating His control over history and the rise and fall of empires. Their interactions with the Israelites and their role in the broader narrative of the ancient Near East underscore the interconnectedness of biblical and historical events.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>a.</I>) Being in the middle; running through the middle; as, a median groove.<p>2. (<I>a.</I>) Situated in the middle; lying in a plane dividing a bilateral animal into right and left halves; -- said of unpaired organs and parts; as, median coverts.<p>3. (<I>n.</I>) A median line or point.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">MEDIAN</span><p>me'-di-an.<br><br>See <a href="../d/darius.htm">DARIUS</a>; <a href="../m/medes.htm">MEDES</a>; MEDIA.<p><a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/3370.htm"><span class="l">3370. Medos -- a Mede, <b>Median</b>, an inhabitant of Media</span></a> <br><b>...</b> a Mede, <b>Median</b>, an inhabitant of Media. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration:<br> Medos Phonetic Spelling: (may'-dos) Short Definition: a Mede Definition <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3370.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/3097.htm"><span class="l">3097. magos -- a Magian, ie an (Oriental) astrologer, by impl. a <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> 3097 (plural, ) -- properly, belonging to "the Magoi, a <b>Median</b> tribe (so Herodotus);<br> a Magian, one of a sacred caste, originally <b>Median</b>, who seem to have <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3097.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/4077.htm"><span class="l">4077. Maday -- an inhabitant of Media</span></a><br><b>...</b> of Media NASB Word Usage Mede (1). <b>Median</b>. (Aramaic) corresponding to Maday -- <b>Median</b>.<br> see HEBREW Maday. 4076, 4077. Maday. 4078 . Strong's Numbers. <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4077.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/4074.htm"><span class="l">4074. Maday -- a son of Japheth, also his desc. and their land</span></a><br><b>...</b> Word Origin of foreign origin Definition a son of Japheth, also his desc. and their<br> land NASB Word Usage Madai (2), Medes (5), Media (8), <b>Median</b> (1). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4074.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/maspero/history_of_egypt_chaldaea_syria_babylonia_and_assyria_v_9/chapter_iithe_last_days_of.htm"><span class="l">The Last Days of the Old Eastern World</span></a> <br><b>...</b> THE <b>MEDIAN</b> WAR"THE LAST NATIVE DYNASTIES OF EGYPT"THE EASTERN WORLD ON<br> THE EVE OP THE MACEDONIAN CONQUEST. The Persians in 512 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter iithe last days of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/abbott/cyrus_the_great/chapter_v_accession_of_cyrus.htm"><span class="l">Accession of Cyrus to the Throne.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> of the realm of Media, and he endeavored to stimulate his rising ambition to the<br> desire of one day possessing for himself both the <b>Median</b> and Persian throne. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/...//christianbookshelf.org/abbott/cyrus the great/chapter v accession of cyrus.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maspero/history_of_egypt_chaldaea_syria_babylonia_and_assyria_v_9/title_page.htm"><span class="l">History Of Egypt, Chaldaea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, V 9</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The constitution of the <b>Median</b> empire borrowed from the ancient peoples of the<br> Euphrates: its religion only is peculiar to itself -- Legends concerning <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../history of egypt chaldaea syria babylonia and assyria v 9/title page.htm</font><p><a href="/library/smith/jeremiah/appendix_i.htm"><span class="l">Appendix I.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Cyaxares (624-585), the son of Phraortes, soon after his succession to his<br> father"say between 624 and 620"led a second <b>Median</b> assault upon Assyria and <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/smith/jeremiah/appendix i.htm</font><p><a href="/library/yonge/the_chosen_people/lesson_xi_babylon.htm"><span class="l">Babylon.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> He joined himself to the Medea, giving his son, Nebuchadnezzar, in marriage to the<br> <b>Median</b> Princess Amytis; and as has already been said, the two nations <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/yonge/the chosen people/lesson xi babylon.htm</font><p><a href="/library/tertullian/on_the_pallium/chapter_iv_change_not_always_improvement.htm"><span class="l">Change not Always Improvement.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> He had conquered the <b>Median</b> race, and was conquered by <b>Median</b> garb. Doffing the<br> triumphal mail, he degraded himself into the captive trousers! <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../tertullian/on the pallium/chapter iv change not always improvement.htm</font><p><a href="/library/kingsley/historical_lectures_and_essays/cyrus_the_servant_of-the_lord.htm"><span class="l">Cyrus, the Servant Of-The Lord {4}</span></a> <br><b>...</b> with the Turanian, or Finnish tribes; and adopted much of their creed, as well as<br> of their morals, throughout their vast but short- lived <b>Median</b> Empire. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../kingsley/historical lectures and essays/cyrus the servant of-the lord.htm</font><p><a href="/library/kingsley/lectures_delivered_in_america_in_1874/lecture_iv_the_servant_of.htm"><span class="l">The Servant of the Lord.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> with the Turanian, or Finnish tribes; and adopted much of their creed, as well as<br> of their morals, throughout their vast but short-lived <b>Median</b> Empire. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../kingsley/lectures delivered in america in 1874/lecture iv the servant of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/yonge/the_chosen_people/lesson_xii_cyrus.htm"><span class="l">Cyrus.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Cyrus was the son of a Persian king and <b>Median</b> princess, and had been so well brought<br> up at home, that when as a little boy he visited his grandfather at <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/yonge/the chosen people/lesson xii cyrus.htm</font><p><a href="/library/abbott/cyrus_the_great/chapter_iii_the_visit_to.htm"><span class="l">The visit to Media.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> introduced when he arrived in Media, and with the gayeties and luxuries, the pomp<br> and display, and the spectacles and parades in which the <b>Median</b> court abounded <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/abbott/cyrus the great/chapter iii the visit to.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/m/median.htm"><span class="l"><b>Median</b> (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Being in the middle; running through the middle;<br> as, a <b>median</b> groove. <b>...</b> 3. (n.) A <b>median</b> line or point. Int. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/median.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/medes.htm"><span class="l">Medes (15 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Esar-haddon in his 2nd year (679-678 BC) and Assurbani-pal warred with certain<br><b>Median</b> tribes, whose power was now growing formidable. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/medes.htm - 18k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/magi.htm"><span class="l">Magi (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 16, "Wise-men," the Revised Version (British and American) and the King James Version,<br> "Magi" the Revised Version margin)): 1. Originally a <b>Median</b> Tribe: Were <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/magi.htm - 26k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/cyrus.htm"><span class="l">Cyrus (20 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> In that which he quotes (i.107), it is said that Mandane was the daughter of the<br><b>Median</b> king Astyages, who, in consequence of a dream which he had had <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/cyrus.htm - 39k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/media.htm"><span class="l">Media (14 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> informs us (6:2-5), was found in "the palace that is in the province of the Medes,"<br> Achmetha or Ecbatana of the Greeks, which is the only <b>Median</b> city mentioned <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/media.htm - 15k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/armenia.htm"><span class="l">Armenia (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Xenophon in the Cyropedia mentions a <b>Median</b> conquest of Armenia, Strabo their <b>Median</b><br> attire; yet Armenian girls could not understand Xenophon's Persian <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/armenia.htm - 21k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/achmetha.htm"><span class="l">Achmetha (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> of northern Media. Here was the palace which was the residence of the old<br><b>Median</b> monarchs, and of Cyrus and Cambyses. In the time <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/achmetha.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/ahasbai.htm"><span class="l">Ahasbai (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> That this <b>Median</b> king had sons living in the time of Cyrus is shown by the fact<br> that two rebel aspirants to the throne in the time of Darius Hystaspis claimed <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/ahasbai.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/persian.htm"><span class="l">Persian (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> The former is known to us from the inscriptions of the Achemenian kings, the latter<br> from the Avesta, and a few <b>Median</b> words preserved for us by Herodotus and <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/persian.htm - 45k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/nebuchadnezzar.htm"><span class="l">Nebuchadnezzar (90 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> the Babylonian kings. He married the daughter of Cyaxares, and thus the<br><b>Median</b> and Babylonian dynasties were united. Necho II., the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/nebuchadnezzar.htm - 57k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Roman-empire.html">What is the significance of the Roman Empire in biblical history? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/age-of-consent.html">Is the age of consent a biblical concept? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Vashti-Xerxes.html">Why did Queen Vashti refuse to appear before Xerxes? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/median.htm">Median: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Median (3 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/esther/1-18.htm">Esther 1:18</a></span><br />And this day will the princesses of Persia and Media who have heard of the deed of the queen say the like unto all the king's princes. So will there arise enough contempt and wrath. <br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/daniel/5-31.htm">Daniel 5:31</a></span><br />And Darius the <span class="boldtext">Median</span> took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.<br /><span class="source">(KJV WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/daniel/9-1.htm">Daniel 9:1</a></span><br />In the first year of Darius, son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, who hath been made king over the kingdom of the Chaldeans,<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/m/median.htm">Median</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/t/treacherous.htm">Treacherous (34 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/d/destroys.htm">Destroys (23 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/median.htm">Median (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/mediate.htm">Mediate (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/sighing.htm">Sighing (22 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/d/destroyer.htm">Destroyer (23 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/d/deals.htm">Deals (34 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/g/grievous.htm">Grievous (73 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/v/vision.htm">Vision (106 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/e/elam.htm">Elam (24 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/m/media_medes.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Media Medes"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Media Medes" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/m/media's.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Media's"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Media's" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>