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Mithredath
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
mith´rḗ - dath ( מתרדת , mithredhāth ; Persian = "gift of Mithra" or "consecrated to Mithra"):
(1) The Persian treasurer through whom Cyrus restored the sacred vessels to the returning Jewish exiles (Ezra 1:8 ).
(2) A P ersian, perhaps an official, who was associated with Bishlam and Tabeel in corresponding with Artaxerxes concerning the restoration of Jerusalem (Ezra 4:7 ). In 1 Esdras 2:11, 16, the name is written MITHRADATES (which see).
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Mithredath'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/m/mithredath.html. 1915.