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Mede

(Heb. Madai), a Median or inhabitant of Media (Dan. 11:1). In Gen. 10:2 the Hebrew word occurs in the list of the sons of Japheth. But probably this is an ethnic and not a personal name, and denotes simply the Medes as descended from Japheth.

In the Bible

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Verses where Mede is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • Daniel 5:31

    and Darius the Mede received the kingdom at the age of sixty-two.

  • Daniel 9:1

    In the first year of Darius son of Xerxes, a Mede by descent, who was made ruler over the kingdom of the Chaldeans —

  • Daniel 11:1

    “And I, in the first year of Darius the Mede, stood up to strengthen and protect him.

Scripture on Mede

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Entries that reference Mede

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Mede references

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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

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