Bible Dictionary
Ecbatana
Ecbatana was an ancient city associated with Media and is mentioned in the margin of Ezra 6:2 as the location sought for the record concerning the Jews’ temple restoration. It is also frequently mentioned in the Apocrypha.
Biblical Usage
Ecbatana is connected in the biblical margin with the search for the royal record concerning the temple. It is not otherwise developed in the cited biblical text.
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