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# Media
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## Facts:
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Media was an ancient empire located east of Assyria and Babylonia, and north of Elam and Persia. The Medes were the people who lived in the empire of Media.
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* The first ancestor of the Medes was Madai, a descendant of Japheth.
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* The Media empire covered parts of what are present-day Turkey, Iran, Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan.
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* The Medes were closely associated with the Persians and the two empires joined forces to conquer the Babylonian empire.
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* Babylonia was invaded by Darius the Mede during the time that the prophet Daniel was living there.
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(Translation suggestions: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])
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(See also: [Assyria](../names/assyria.md), [Babylon](../names/babylon.md), [Cyrus](../names/cyrus.md), [Daniel](../names/daniel.md), [Darius](../names/darius.md), [Elam](../names/elam.md), [Persia](../names/persia.md))
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## Bible References:
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* [2 Kings 17:06](rc://en/tn/help/2ki/17/06)
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* [Acts 02:09](rc://en/tn/help/act/02/09)
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* [Daniel 05:28](rc://en/tn/help/dan/05/28)
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* [Esther 01:3-4](rc://en/tn/help/est/01/03)
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* [Ezra 06:1-2](rc://en/tn/help/ezr/06/01)
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## Word Data:
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* Strong's: H4074, H4075, H4076, H4077, G3370
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## Forms Found in the English ULB:
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Madai, Mede, Medes, Media
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