Old Testament
Mithredath
A Persian treasurer under Cyrus the Great who returned the temple vessels to Sheshbazzar.
Mithredath was the treasurer of Cyrus, king of Persia, who was tasked with inventorying and delivering the gold and silver articles taken from the Jerusalem temple. He appears in the book of Ezra as the official responsible for transferring these sacred items to Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah. His role highlights the historical fulfillment of prophecy regarding the restoration of temple treasures to Jerusalem.
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Where Mithredath appears
2 verses · 2 chaptersIn the same books
- Ezra25 versesA priest and scribe who led a group of exiles from Babylon to Jerusalem to restore the Law of God.
- Artaxerxes14 versesA Persian king who authorized the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls and supported Ezra's mission to Judea.
- Tobiah12 versesAn Ammonite official who vehemently opposed Nehemiah's efforts to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
- Haggai11 versesA post-exilic prophet who urged the returned exiles to prioritize rebuilding the temple of the Lord.
- Nehemiah7 versesA cupbearer to Artaxerxes who led the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls and restored the people's devotion to God.
- Ebed6 versesA name shared by a rebel leader in Shechem and a descendant of Adonikam who returned from Babylonian exile.
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