Thematic Bible: Medes


Thematic Bible



PERES: Your kingdom has been divided and will be given to the Medes and Persians." Verse ConceptsAbasement, Examples Of

"In the first year of the reign of Darius son of Ahasuerus, a descendant of the Medes, who was made king over the kingdom of the Chaldeans Verse ConceptsRulers

and Darius the Mede took over the kingdom at the age of 62.


As a result, during the ninth year of the reign of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and took the Israelis off to Assyria, placing them in Halah, along the Habor River in Gozan, and in cities ruled by the Medes. Verse ConceptsRivers And StreamsColonizationExile Of Israel To AssyriaCapturing Cities

After this, the king of Assyria carried Israel off into exile in Assyria, settling them in Halah, on the Habor River in Gozan, and in cities controlled by the Medes, Verse ConceptsRivers And StreamsExile Of Israel To Assyria

This is a record of what happened during the reign of Ahasuerus, the Ahasuerus who ruled over 127 provinces from India to Cush. Verse ConceptsProvincesAfricaA Hundred And SomeTimes Of People

If it seems good to the king, let a royal decree go out from him and let it be written in the laws of Persia and Media, which cannot be repealed, that Vashti is never again to enter the presence of King Ahasuerus. Let the king give her royal position to another woman who is better than she. Verse ConceptsHuman LawDeposing

The following was found written on a scroll in Ecbatana at the summer palace of the province of Media: Verse ConceptsArchivesScrollsHistorical Books

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