Persians (6 Occurrences)

...PERSIANS. ... As soldiers, the Persians were famous as archers and javelin-throwers; they were also skilled in the use of the sling, and above all in riding. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/persians.htm - 20k

Medes (15 Occurrences)

... Arya, "noble." They were closely allied in descent, language and religion with the Persians, and in secular history preceded their appearance by some centuries ... biblethesaurus.org/m/medes.htm - 18k

Persia (30 Occurrences)

... Persian Gulf. The Persians were originally a Medic tribe which settled in Persia, on the eastern side of the Persian Gulf. They ... biblethesaurus.org/p/persia.htm - 20k

Injunction (8 Occurrences)

... Daniel 6:8 Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it not be changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which doesn't alter ... biblethesaurus.org/i/injunction.htm - 9k

Interdict (6 Occurrences)

... Daniel 6:8 Now, O king, establish the interdict, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth ... biblethesaurus.org/i/interdict.htm - 9k

Repealed (3 Occurrences)

... Esther 1:19 If it please the king, let a royal commandment go from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, so that it cannot ... biblethesaurus.org/r/repealed.htm - 7k

Zoroastrianism

... (n.) The religious system of Zoroaster, the legislator and prophet of the ancient Persians, which was the national faith of Persia; mazdeism. ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zoroastrianism.htm - 17k

Revoked (5 Occurrences)

... Daniel 6:8 Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which may not be ... biblethesaurus.org/r/revoked.htm - 8k

Desolation (131 Occurrences)

... From the Chaldeans the rulership of Judea had been transferred to the Persians, and from the Persians, after an interval of 200 years, to Alexander the Great. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/desolation.htm - 46k

Chios (1 Occurrence)

... When the Persians overran Asia Minor and oppressed the Greek colonies, the Chians showed a Pan-Hellenic spirit. They surrendered ... biblethesaurus.org/c/chios.htm - 11k

Altereth (2 Occurrences)

... Daniel 6:8 Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/altereth.htm - 7k

Astyages

... When Astyages marched against the Persians, the Medes, under the command of Harpagus, deserted their king, and sided with the disappointed Persians; and Cyrus ... biblethesaurus.org/a/astyages.htm - 8k

Altered (4 Occurrences)

... Esther 1:19 If it please the king, let a royal commandment go from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, so that it cannot ... biblethesaurus.org/a/altered.htm - 7k

Alter (8 Occurrences)

... Daniel 6:8 Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it not be changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which doesn't alter ... biblethesaurus.org/a/alter.htm - 9k

Chariot (102 Occurrences)

... Chariots of Egypt 2. Chariots of the Canaanites 3. Chariots of Solomon and Later Kings 4. Chariots of the Assyrians 5. Chariots of Chaldeans, Persians, Greeks 6 ... biblethesaurus.org/c/chariot.htm - 55k

Ephesus (20 Occurrences)

... In 560 BC it came into the possession of the Lydians; 3 years later, in 557, it was taken by the Persians; and during the following years the Greeks and ... biblethesaurus.org/e/ephesus.htm - 24k

Cyrus (20 Occurrences)

... The "first year of Cyrus" (Ezra 1:1) is not the year of his elevation to power over the Medes, nor over the Persians, nor the year of the fall of Babylon, but ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cyrus.htm - 39k

Babylon (270 Occurrences)

... "The literal Babylon was the beginner and supporter of tyranny and idolatry...This city and its whole empire were taken by the Persians under Cyrus; the ... biblethesaurus.org/b/babylon.htm - 93k

Decree (82 Occurrences)

... Esther 1:19 If it please the king, let a royal commandment go from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, so that it cannot ... biblethesaurus.org/d/decree.htm - 34k

Cyprus (12 Occurrences)

... Cyprus and the Greeks: In 501 the Greek inhabitants led by Onesilus, brother of the reigning prince of Salamis, rose in revolt against the Persians, but were ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cyprus.htm - 27k

Parthians (1 Occurrence)

... in revolt. They seem to have remained faithful to the Persians after that, and submitted to Alexander without resistance. 2. The ... biblethesaurus.org/p/parthians.htm - 16k

Attitudes (1 Occurrence)

... The same practice was in vogue among the Persians, Egyptians and Babylonians and other ancient people as is evidenced by their sculptures and paintings. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/attitudes.htm - 20k

Persian (4 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Of or pertaining to Persia, to the Persians, or to their language. 2. (n.) A native or inhabitant of Persia. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/persian.htm - 45k

Abomination (78 Occurrences)

... From the Chaldeans the rulership of Judea had been transferred to the Persians, and from the Persians, after an interval of 200 years, to Alexander the Great. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/abomination.htm - 55k

Money (284 Occurrences)

... The Persians adopted the Lydian type, and coined both gold and silver darics, the name being derived from Darius Hystaspis (521-485 BC) who is reputed to have ... biblethesaurus.org/m/money.htm - 69k

Taxing (3 Occurrences)

... TAXES IN ISRAEL UNDER CONQUERORS 1. Under the Assyrians and Babylonians 2. Under the Persians 3. Under the Ptolemies and Seleucid Kings 4. Under the Romans I ... biblethesaurus.org/t/taxing.htm - 35k

Tax (43 Occurrences)

... TAXES IN ISRAEL UNDER CONQUERORS 1. Under the Assyrians and Babylonians 2. Under the Persians 3. Under the Ptolemies and Seleucid Kings 4. Under the Romans I ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tax.htm - 47k

Issue (59 Occurrences)

... Esther 1:19 If it please the king, let a royal commandment go from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, so that it cannot ... biblethesaurus.org/i/issue.htm - 29k

Xerxes (24 Occurrences)

... Esther 1:19 If it please the king, let a royal commandment go from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, so that it cannot ... biblethesaurus.org/x/xerxes.htm - 14k

Vashti (10 Occurrences)

... Esther 1:19 If it please the king, let a royal commandment go from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, so that it cannot ... biblethesaurus.org/v/vashti.htm - 12k

Khan

... 1. (n.) A king; a prince; a chief; a governor; -- so called among the Tartars, Turks, and Persians, and in countries now or formerly governed by them. ... biblethesaurus.org/k/khan.htm - 6k

No (18543 Occurrences)

... 26). Cambyses, king of the Persians (BC 525), further laid it waste by fire. Its ruin was completed (BC 81) by Ptolemy Lathyrus. ... biblethesaurus.org/n/no.htm - 9k

Nanaea

... na-ne'-a (Nanaia; the King James Version Nanea): A female deity worshipped by the Assyrians, Babylonians and Persians and other Asiatic peoples, the Nana or ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nanaea.htm - 8k

Lydia (5 Occurrences)

... individual cities. In 546 BC it fell into the hands of the Persians, and in 334 BC it became a part of Alexander's empire. After ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lydia.htm - 12k

Lycia (1 Occurrence)

... Minor. Successively it was in the possession of the Persians, of Alexander the Great, of the Seleucid kings and of the Ptolemies. ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lycia.htm - 9k

Minor (2 Occurrences)

... HISTORY 1. The Hittites 2. Phrygian and Bithynian Immigrations 3. Lydians, Greeks and Persians 4. Alexander and his Successors 5. The Galatians 6. The Romans ... biblethesaurus.org/m/minor.htm - 62k

Wife (437 Occurrences)

... This institution is found chiefly among people who hold to ancestral worship (Indians, Persians, Afghans, etc.), from which circumstances Benzinger (New Sch ... biblethesaurus.org/w/wife.htm - 42k

Issues (8 Occurrences)

... Daniel 6:15 Then these men assembled together to the king, and said to the king, Know, O king, that it is a law of the Medes and Persians, that no decree nor ... biblethesaurus.org/i/issues.htm - 9k

Tumultuously (4 Occurrences)

... Daniel 6:15 Then these men assembled together unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that it is a law of the Medes and Persians, that no ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tumultuously.htm - 7k

Tripolis

... 11). When attacked by the Arabs the inhabitants took ship and escaped. Later their places were taken by Jews and Persians. Captured ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tripolis.htm - 7k

Rabmag (2 Occurrences)

... The last syllable or section of the word, magh, was the designation among the Medes, Persians and Babylonians for priests and wise men. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rabmag.htm - 9k

Rab-mag (2 Occurrences)

... The last syllable or section of the word, magh, was the designation among the Medes, Persians and Babylonians for priests and wise men. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rab-mag.htm - 8k

Establishes (15 Occurrences)

... Daniel 6:15 Then these men assembled together to the king, and said to the king, Know, O king, that it is a law of the Medes and Persians, that no decree nor ... biblethesaurus.org/e/establishes.htm - 10k

Elam (24 Occurrences)

... On the fall of the Assyrian Empire, Elam passed into the hands of the Persians" (AH Sayce). This country was called by the Greeks Cissia or Susiana. Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/elam.htm - 48k

Esdraelon

... Jews, Gentiles, Saracens, Crusaders, Frenchmen, Egyptians, Persians, Druses, Turks, and Arabs, warriors out of every nation which is under heaven, have pitched ... biblethesaurus.org/e/esdraelon.htm - 15k

Establisheth (16 Occurrences)

... Daniel 6:15 Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, That no decree nor statute ... biblethesaurus.org/e/establisheth.htm - 11k

Desire (565 Occurrences)

... of the shaking of the nations, while this latter expression refers to those changes of earthly dominion coincident with the overthrow of the Persians by the ... biblethesaurus.org/d/desire.htm - 43k

Document (9 Occurrences)

... Daniel 6:8 Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it not be changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which doesn't alter ... biblethesaurus.org/d/document.htm - 9k

Dress (38 Occurrences)

... the feet (Isaiah 47:2; Jeremiah 13:22). The dress of the Persians is described in Dan. 3:21. The reference to the art of sewing ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dress.htm - 53k

Member (20 Occurrences)

... positions of high power and responsibility. Herodotus states their frequent occurrence among the Persians (Hist. vi.32), and in the ... biblethesaurus.org/m/member.htm - 17k

Miletus (3 Occurrences)

... In 494 BC, the city was taken by the Persians; it was recovered by Alexander the Great, but after his time it rapidly declined, yet it continued to exist until ... biblethesaurus.org/m/miletus.htm - 9k

Media (14 Occurrences)

... It rose with Cyaxares, its first king, and it passed away with him; for during the reign of his son and successor Astyages, the Persians waged war against the ... biblethesaurus.org/m/media.htm - 15k

Mitylene (1 Occurrence)

... In the time of Alexander the Great, Mitylene suffered most through the Persians, and later by the occupation of the Macedonians, but afterward regained its ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mitylene.htm - 9k

Meshech (11 Occurrences)

... In Psalm 120:5 the name occurs as simply a synonym for foreigners or barbarians. "During the ascendency of the Babylonians and Persians in Western Asia, the ... biblethesaurus.org/m/meshech.htm - 13k

Magi (4 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n. pl.) A caste of priests, philosophers, and magicians, among the ancient Persians; hence, any holy men or sages of the East. Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/magi.htm - 26k

Pleaseth (13 Occurrences)

... Esther 1:19 If it pleaseth the king, let a royal commandment go from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it be not ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pleaseth.htm - 10k

Peres (2 Occurrences)

... (BBE). Daniel 5:28 PERES; your kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians. Micah (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV). ... biblethesaurus.org/p/peres.htm - 7k

Persis (1 Occurrence)

biblethesaurus.org/p/persis.htm - 7k

Prays (14 Occurrences)

... lions? The king answered, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which doesn't alter. (See NIV). Daniel ... biblethesaurus.org/p/prays.htm - 10k

Pharpar (1 Occurrence)

... with the `Awaj, "a small lively river." The whole of the district watered by the `Awaj is called the Wady el-`Ajam, ie, "the valley of the Persians", so called ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pharpar.htm - 7k

Bondage (55 Occurrences)

... used to describe the slavery into which the poor Jews were being forced by their more prosperous brethren in the earlier years under the Persians in Palestine ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bondage.htm - 28k

Brother's (46 Occurrences)

... This institution is found chiefly among people who hold to ancestral worship (Indians, Persians, Afghans, etc.), from which circumstances Benzinger (New Sch ... biblethesaurus.org/b/brother's.htm - 23k

Bar-jesus (1 Occurrence)

... Babylonia was the home of magic, for charms are found on the oldest tablets. "Magos" was originally applied to the priests of the Persians who overran Babylonia ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bar-jesus.htm - 9k

Barjesus (1 Occurrence)

... Babylonia was the home of magic, for charms are found on the oldest tablets. "Magos" was originally applied to the priests of the Persians who overran Babylonia ... biblethesaurus.org/b/barjesus.htm - 9k

Breeches (6 Occurrences)

... of a looser kind than those worn by us), a garment known (from Herodotus and other sources) to have been worn by the ancient Scythians and Persians, and to ... biblethesaurus.org/b/breeches.htm - 12k

Cremation

... Lucian (De luctu xxi) expressly says that, while the Greeks burned their dead, the Persians buried them (see BURIAL, and compare 2 Samuel 21:12-14). ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cremation.htm - 9k

Chaldees (13 Occurrences)

... Ammianus Marcellinus identified the city with the castle of Ur in the desert between Hatra and Nisibis, but this was only founded in the time of the Persians. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/chaldees.htm - 15k

Coins (13 Occurrences)

... Besides these coins there were the issues of some of the Phoenician towns, which were allowed to strike coins by the Persians and the Seleucids. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/coins.htm - 13k

Carmonians

... mentioned by the ancient writers, among others by Strabo and Arrian, who describe the inhabitants as closely resembling the Medians and Persians in manners and ... biblethesaurus.org/c/carmonians.htm - 7k

Artaxerxes (14 Occurrences)

... Athenians, and their rebellion, led by Inarus and Amyrtaeus, was suppressed only after five years of strenuous exertions on the part of the Persians under the ... biblethesaurus.org/a/artaxerxes.htm - 16k

Adoration

... The chief attitudes referred to in the Bible are the following: 1. Prostration: Among the Orientals, especially Persians, prostration (ie falling upon the knees ... biblethesaurus.org/a/adoration.htm - 20k

Ararat (4 Occurrences)

... Three thousand feet of the summit of the higher of these peaks is covered with perpetual snow. It is called Kuh-i-nuh, ie, "Noah's mountain", by the Persians. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ararat.htm - 13k

Ahasuerus (28 Occurrences)

... Esther 1:19 If it please the king, let a royal commandment go from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, so that it cannot ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ahasuerus.htm - 17k

Apocalyptic

... The hold the Persians had of the empire of Southwest Asia, and their religion- Zoroastrianism-so closely akin to monotheism, prevented any violent attempts at ... biblethesaurus.org/a/apocalyptic.htm - 42k

Ahasu-e'rus (30 Occurrences)

... Esther 1:19 If it please the king, let there go forth a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ahasu-e'rus.htm - 15k

Arvad (2 Occurrences)

... Under the Persians Arvad was allowed to unite in a confederation with Sidon and Tyre, with a common council at Tripolis(ib 484). ... biblethesaurus.org/a/arvad.htm - 11k

Axe (19 Occurrences)

... the Authorized Version it is rendered "tongs." It is also used in Jeremiah 10:3, and rendered "axe." The "battle-axe" (army of Medes and Persians) mentioned in ... biblethesaurus.org/a/axe.htm - 18k

Apharsites (1 Occurrence)

... accidental repetition of the same word. He understands "the Persians" to be meant in both cases. Others identify them with a Median ... biblethesaurus.org/a/apharsites.htm - 7k

Arvadites (1 Occurrence)

... Under the Persians Arvad was allowed to unite in a confederation with Sidon and Tyre, with a common council at Tripolis(ib 484). ... biblethesaurus.org/a/arvadites.htm - 10k