MEDIAme'-di-a (madhay; Achaem. Persian Mada; Media): Lay to the West and Southwest of the Caspian, and extended thence to the Zagrus Mountains on the West On the North in later times it was bounded by the rivers Araxes and Cyrus, which separated it from Armenia. Its eastern boundaries were formed by Hyrcania and the Great Salt Desert (now called the Kavir),... View Details
PERSIApur'-sha, (parats; Persia; in Assyrian Parsu, Parsua; in Achemenian Persian Parsa, modern Fars): In the Bible (2 Chronicles 36:20, 22, 23 Ezra 1:1, 8 Esther 1:3, 14, 18; Esther 10:2 Ezekiel 27:10; Ezekiel 38:5 Daniel 8:20; Daniel 10:1; Daniel 11:2) this name denotes properly the modern province of Fars, not the whole Persian empire. The latter was by i... View Details
SHIPS AND BOATS" I. THE HEBREWS AND THE SEAII. SHIPS IN THE OLD TESTAMENT AND THE APOCRYPHA1. Among the Hebrews(1) In Early Times(2) During the Monarchy(3) In Later Times2. Among Neighboring Nations(1) Egypt(2) Assyria and Babylonia(3) Phoenicia3. General ReferencesIII. SHIPS IN THE NEW TESTAMENT1. In the Gospels2. In the Acts of the Apostles3. In Other Book... View Details
a prince of Pers. and Media
a man of Judah
a Persian noble
a prince of Pers.
a son of Javan, his desc. and their land, also a port on the Mediterranean, also a Benjamite, also a Pers. noble