Bible Person

Mithredath

Meaning: breaking the law · Male · 1 cross reference

This Mithredath entry refers to the official connected with the accusation letter in Ezra 4:7, not to Cyrus's treasurer in Ezra 1:8. He belongs to the administrative setting of opposition to the restoration. First appears in Ezra 4:7.1

AI summary: This Mithredath matters because his single cross reference places him within the bureaucratic machinery used to frustrate Jerusalem's rebuilding. The entry helps show that resistance to restoration worked not only through force but through formal imperial channels. Taken together, the material presents this Mithredath as an official in the politics of opposition.1

Central Figure

Mithredath

Meaning: breaking the law