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Esther

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and the next unto him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, who saw the king's face, and sat first in the kingdom),

Locations

Media

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

Persia

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

Tarshish

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

People

Admatha

a prince of Pers. and Media

Mered

a man of Judah

Meres

a Persian noble

Marsena

a Persian noble

Shethar

a prince of Pers.

Tarshish

a son of Javan, his desc. and their land, also a port on the Mediterranean, also a Benjamite, also a Pers. noble

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American Standard Version and the next unto him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, who saw the king's face, and sat first in the kingdom),
King James Bible and And the next unto him were was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, who which saw the king's face, and which sat the first in the kingdom),kingdom;)
Hebrew Greek English and the next unto him were close to him: Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, Marsena and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, Media who saw had access to the king's face, presence and sat first in the kingdom),first place in the kingdom--
New American Standard Bible 1995 and the next unto him were close to him: Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, Marsena and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, Media who saw had access to the king's face, presence and sat first in the kingdom),first place in the kingdom--