International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Mithradates

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Mithradates


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mith-ra-dā´tēz (Codex Alexandrinus Μιθραδάτης, Mithradátēs; Codex Vaticanus Μιθριδάτης, Mithridátēs; the King James Version Mithridates):

(1) The treasurer of Cyrus to whom the king committed the vessels which had been taken from the temple and who delivered them to the governor, Sanabassar (1 Esdras 2:11 = “Mithredath” of ).

(2) Apparently another person of the same name - one of the commissioners stationed in Samaria who wrote a letter to Artaxerxes persuading him to put a stop to the rebuilding of Jerusalem (1 Esdras 2:16 = “Mithredath” of ).