MEDES

MEDIA

Definition

Third son of Japhet, and founder of a great race. It is supposed the race had its origin on the banks of the Indus, and found their way to Persia, Media, Greece, etc.

References

2 Kings 17:6, Ezra 6:2, Esther 1:3, Esther 1:14, Esther 1:18, Esther 1:19, Esther 10:2, Isaiah 13:17, Jeremiah 25:25, Jeremiah 51:28, Daniel 5:28, Daniel 6:8, Daniel 6:12, Daniel 6:15, Daniel 8:20, Daniel 9:1, Acts 2:9