- Extended from India to Ethiopia Es 1:1
- Peopled by descendants of Eliam Ge 10:22
- ILLUSTRATED BY
- Silver part of image in Nebuchadnezzar's dream Da 2:32,39
- A bear Da 7:5
- A ram with two horns Da 8:3,20
- Shushan a chief city of Es 1:2; 8:15
- Achmetha or Ecbatana a chief city of Ezr 6:2
- Divided into many provinces Es 1:1; Da 6:1
- Laws of, unalterable Da 6:12,15
- Ruled by, absolute kings Es 3:8,11; 7:9
- KINGS OF, MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE
- Cyrus Ezr 1:1
- Ahasuerus or Cambyses Ezr 4:6
- Artaxerxes Smerdis (an usurper) Ezr 4:7
- Darius Hystaspes Ezr 6:1; Da 5:31
- Xerxes Da 11:2
- Artaxerxes Longimanus or Ahasuerus Ezr 6:14; 7:1; Es 1:1
- KINGS OF
- Called kings of Assyria Ezr 6:22
- Called kings of Babylon Ne 13:6
- Styled themselves king of kings Ezr 7:12
- Dwelt in royal palaces Es 1:2; 8:14
- Were exceeding rich Es 1:4; Da 12:2
- Entertained magnificently Es 1:3,5,7
- Held in their hand a golden sceptre Es 5:2
- Put to death all who approached them without permission Es 4:11,16
- Celebrated for wise men Es 1:13; Mt 2:1
- People of, warlike Eze 27:10; 38:5
- Peculiar customs in Es 1:8; 2:12,13
- Babylon taken by the king of Da 5:20,31
- The Jews delivered from captivity by means of 2Ch 36:20,22,23; Ezr 1:1-4
- PREDICTIONS RESPECTING
- Extensive conquest Da 8:4
- Conquest of Babylon Isa 21:1,2; Da 5:28
- Deliverance of the Jews Isa 44:28; 45:1-4
- Invasion of Greece under Xerxes Da 11:2
- Downfall by Alexander Da 8:6,7; 11:3
The New Topical Text Book
Medo-Persian Kingdom
The New Topical Text Book, R. A. Torrey (1897). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.