Bible Encyclopedias
Mithradates
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
mith - ra - dā´tēz (Codex Alexandrinus Μιθραδάτης , Mithradátēs ; Codex Vaticanus Μιθριδάτης , Mithridátēs ; the King James Version Mithridates ):
(1) The treasurer of Cyrus to whom the king committed the vessels which had been taken from the temple and who delivered them to the governor, Sanabassar (1 Esdras 2:11 = "Mithredath" of Ezra 1:8 ).
(2) Apparently another person of the same name - one of the commissioners stationed in Samaria who wrote a letter to Artaxerxes persuading him to put a stop to the rebuilding of Jerusalem (1 Esdras 2:16 = "Mithredath" of Ezra 4:7 ).
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Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Mithradates'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/m/mithradates.html. 1915.