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Ancient kingdom in northwest Iran, named among the nations facing divine judgment in Jeremiah 25; later united with Persia to form the Medo-Persian Empire under Cyrus the Great.
PersiaHistorically Verified
The Median Empire is well-documented in Assyrian and Babylonian records. Their capital Ecbatana (modern Hamadan, Iran) has been identified. The Greek historian Herodotus wrote about them extensively.
open_in_newAncient kingdom in northwest Iran, the Medes appear throughout Scripture — in Jeremiah, Isaiah, and Daniel. Media became a dominant half of the Medo-Persian Empire that overthrew Babylon under Cyrus the Great.