Persian Empire
From Encyclopedium Universum
Expanded Biblical Genealogy and History of Persia
- The Lineage of Noah and Japheth After the flood, Noah's sons—Shem, Ham, and Japheth—became the ancestors of different groups. Japheth’s lineage includes the Indo-European peoples, who settled across Asia Minor, Central Asia, and Europe.
- Madai, Ancestor of the Medes
- Madai, one of Japheth’s sons, is traditionally associated with the Medes, an ancient people in the region of modern-day Iran. The Medes formed early kingdoms that eventually united with the Persians to establish what became the Medo-Persian Empire.
- Genesis 10:2-5 lists Madai as a son of Japheth, linking the Medes, and indirectly the Persians, to Noah.
