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    2 others in the registry answer to the name Darius. Every Darius in the Bible

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    Darius

    דָּֽרְיָ֫וֶשׁ

    Darius the Mede received the Empire of Babylon and ruled over it.

    verses
    8
    first named
    Daniel 5:31
    last named
    Daniel 11:1
    period
    Exile and Return
    tribe
    Persia

    Description

    Who was Darius?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Darius the Mede is mentioned in the Book of Daniel as the ruler who took over the Babylonian kingdom after the fall of Babylon to the Medo-Persian Empire. He is first introduced in Dan.5.31, which states that Darius the Mede received the kingdom at the age of sixty-two.

    In Daniel 6, Darius is portrayed as the king who was manipulated by his officials into issuing a decree that prohibited prayer to anyone but him for thirty days. This decree led to Daniel being thrown into the lions' den when he was caught praying to God. However, God protected Daniel, and Darius, upon discovering Daniel's miraculous survival, issued a new decree acknowledging the power of Daniel's God (Dan.6.25-28).

    Darius is also mentioned in Dan.9.1, which sets the context for Daniel's prayer of confession and supplication for his people. The chapter begins by stating that this event took place in the first year of Darius' reign.

    In Dan.11.1, an angelic messenger refers to the first year of Darius the Mede, indicating that he had been supporting and protecting the prince of Persia.

    The identity of Darius the Mede has been a subject of debate among scholars, as there is no clear historical record of a Median king ruling Babylon between the reigns of Belshazzar and Cyrus the Great. Some scholars suggest that Darius may have been a subordinate ruler or a governor under Cyrus, while others propose that the name may be a title or a reference to Cyrus himself. Despite the uncertainty surrounding his identity, the biblical account presents Darius the Mede as a significant figure in the early days of the Medo-Persian Empire and in the life of Daniel.

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    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Darius9 of 9 entities the graph connects to Darius, in 3 groups: kinship 3, company 3, events 3. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.AhasuerusChild of · 30 versesArtaxerxesSibling of · 14 versesVashtiChild of · 10 versesKinshipMediaAssociated with · 22 versesDarius’ signing of Royal DecreeTook part in · 3 versesDarius RulershipTook part in · 2 versesCompanyChaldea1 event · 90 versesDaniel8 events · 72 versesCyrus1 event · 19 versesEventsDarius

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    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Darius happensThe one place the claims about Darius reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Media. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Darius there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Media
    Exile and ReturnThe one place the claims about Darius reach

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 8, across 1 book.

    1. Daniel8 verses

      5:316:16:66:96:256:289:111:1

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    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Darius RulershipChaldeaAncient Mesopotamian empire; known for astrology and wisdomvia Ahasuerus and VashtiSeven Eunuchs’ ordering of VashtiSeven Eunuchs’ ordering of Vashti is an event attested across 5 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via Ahasuerus and VashtiVashti’s wronging of Ahasuerus, Princes, and PeoplesVashti’s wronging of Ahasuerus, Princes, and Peoples is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via VashtiDecree of VashtiDecree of Vashti is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via ArtaxerxesArtaxerxes, Counselors, Leaders, and Israel’s offering of ContributionArtaxerxes, Counselors, Leaders, and Israel’s offering of Contribution is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via ArtaxerxesArtaxerxes’ grantingArtaxerxes’ granting is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 4 pageable entities.via ArtaxerxesBishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, Rest Of Associates, Rehum, and Shimshai’s writing of JerusalemBishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, Rest Of Associates, Rehum, and Shimshai’s writing of Jerusalem is an event attested across 3 verses, connecting 7 pageable entities.via ArtaxerxesEzra’s coming upEzra’s coming up is an event attested across 4 verses, connecting 5 pageable entities.via ArtaxerxesGovernor And Elders Of The Jews and Elders Of The Jews’ building of House Of GodGovernor And Elders Of The Jews and Elders Of The Jews’ building of House Of God is an event attested across 4 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.

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