Media
Media appears in 11 verses of the Bible, from Ezra to Daniel.
- Region · Bible atlas
- Near Tell Hagmatana, 1300 km east of Jerusalem
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Key passages
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But it was at the fortress at Ecbatana in the province of Media that a scroll was found. This is what it said: “Memorandum:
Ezra 6:2 · Read the chapter -
In the third year of his reign, he gave a banquet for all his nobles and officials. He invited all the military officers of Persia and Media as well as the princes and nobles of the provinces.
Esther 1:3 · Read the chapter -
I see a terrifying vision: I see the betrayer betraying, the destroyer destroying. Go ahead, you Elamites and Medes, attack and lay siege. I will make an end to all the groaning Babylon caused.
Isaiah 21:2 · Read the chapter -
and to the kings of Zimri, Elam, and Media.
Jeremiah 25:25 · Read the chapter -
The two-horned ram represents the kings of Media and Persia.
Daniel 8:20 · Read the chapter
Every verse (11)
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