Mithredath

A Persian official who opposed the rebuilding of Jerusalem.

A written article for Mithredath is still to come. Below and alongside: where Mithredath appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 600 BC
    500 BC
  • Mithredath
    c. 500 BC

Original word

  • מִתְרְדָת mithredath
    H4990
Citations
“Mithredath.” Theographic Bible Metadata (Viz.Bible). theographic-bible-metadata. Theographic Bible Metadata · CC BY-SA 4.0 Accessed 2026-08-29.
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Where Mithredath appears in Scripture

Ezra 1

וַיּֽוֹצִיאֵם כּוֹרֶשׁ מֶלֶךְ פָּרַס עַל-יַד מִתְרְדָת הַגִּזְבָּר וַֽיִּסְפְּרֵם לְשֵׁשְׁבַּצַּר הַנָּשִׂיא לִֽיהוּדָֽה׃
8
Even those did Cyrus king of Persia bring forth by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered them unto Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah.

Ezra 4

וּבִימֵי אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתָּא כָּתַב בִּשְׁלָם מִתְרְדָת טָֽבְאֵל וּשְׁאָר ‫(כנותו)‬ כְּנָוֺתָיו עַל-‫(ארתחששתא)‬ אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתְּ מֶלֶךְ פָּרָס וּכְתָב הַֽנִּשְׁתְּוָן כָּתוּב אֲרָמִית וּמְתֻרְגָּם אֲרָמִֽית׃
7
And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue.