Atlas Biblica

    place · also Mede+Persians · Mede · Median · Medes

    Media

    מָדַיΜῆδος

    Media (Medes), an ancient kingdom in western Iran that, along with Persia, conquered Babylon and formed the Persian Empire (2Ki.17.6; 18:11; Esther 1:3, 14, 18; 10:2; Isaiah 21:2; Jeremiah 25:25; Dan.8.20).

    Where the story of Media happensWhere the gazetteer locates Media, framed to them: Media. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. 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
    Where the gazetteer locates Media
    verses
    22
    first named
    2 Kings 17:6
    last named
    Daniel 11:1
    feature
    region

    Description

    Media in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Media was an ancient kingdom located in western Iran, which played a significant role in biblical history. The Medes, along with the Babylonians, conquered the Assyrian Empire in 612 BC (Isaiah 13:17; Jeremiah 51:11, 28). Later, the Medes joined forces with the Persians to form the powerful Medo-Persian Empire. This empire, under the rule of Cyrus the Great, conquered Babylon in 539 BC (Dan.5.28, 31). The Medes are mentioned in the book of Esther as one of the peoples under the rule of King Ahasuerus (Xerxes) (Esther 1:3, 14, 18; 10:2). The Medes were also involved in the deportation of the Israelites from the northern kingdom (2Ki.17.6; 18:11). The prophet Daniel served in the Medo-Persian court (Dan.6.8, 12, 15; 9:1; 11:1) and interpreted the handwriting on the wall, which announced the fall of Babylon to the Medes and Persians (Dan.5.28). Medes were among the peoples present in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost (Act.2.9).

    Relations

    Direct connections

    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.

    Associated with

    Stands in the same events as

    Read it

    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 22, across 7 books. The name is written 23 times in them.

    1. 2 Kings2 verses

      17:618:11

    2. Ezra1 verse

      6:2

    3. Esther5 verses

      1:31:141:181:1910:2

    4. Isaiah2 verses

      13:1721:2

    5. Jeremiah3 verses

      25:2551:1151:28

    6. Daniel8 verses

      5:285:316:86:126:158:209:111:1

    7. Acts1 verse

      2:9

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    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 DariusAhasuerusPersian Emperor (probably Xerxes I); husband of Esthervia DariusArtaxerxesPersian king during Ezra and Nehemiah's timevia DariusDarius RulershipDarius Rulership is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via DariusDarius’ signing of Royal DecreeDarius’ signing of Royal Decree is an event attested across 3 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via DariusVashtiQueen of Persia, deposed by King Ahasuerus (Xerxes)

    Where they appear

    What happened here

    Atlas's reading of each chapter this place appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.

    Sources

    What this rests on