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Mithredath
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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(Heb. Mithredath', מַתְרְדָת , from the Pers. given by Mithras, see Gesenius, Thesaur. Heb. page 832, and comp. the Gr. form of the name Μιθριδάτης, Lat. Mithridates; Sept. Μιθριδάτης and Μιθραδάτης ), the name of two Persian officers after the exile.
1. The "treasurer" (גַּזְבָּר ) of king Cyrus, commissioned by him to restore the sacred vessels of the Temple to Sheshbazzar, the Jewish chief (Ezra 1:8). B.C. 536.
2. One of the governors of Samaria, who wrote to king Artaxxerxes, or Smerdis, charging the Jews with rebellious designs in rebuilding Jerusalem (Ezra 4:7). B.C. 522.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Mithredath'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/m/mithredath.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Mithredath'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/m/mithredath.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
