- Mithredath
- Given by Mithra, or dedicated to Mithra, i.e., the sun, the Hebrew form of the Greek name Mithridates.1) The "treasurer" of King Cyrus (Ezra 1:8).2) Ezra 4:7, a Persian officer in Samaria.
Easton's Bible Dictionary. M.G. Easton. 1897.
Mithredath
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