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The Kurds are believed to be descendants of the Meades. It was a combined army of the Meades and Persians - led by Cyrus who defeated the Babylon Empire. The 5th Chapter of Daniel tells the story of the "Writing on the Wall" when King Belshazzar (grandson of Nebuchadnezzar) loosed his loins (ie crapped his pants) out of fear, and Daniel was called upon to translate. The story happened on the same night and was prophecised about 150 years earlier by The Prophet, Isaiah as related in the second half of Chapter 44 and the first half of Chapter 45 of his book.

Note that even though wrote this passage a century and a half earlier, he named names - ie Cyrus, His Anointed, who would defeat the Babylonians. It's believed it was this revelation that convinced Cyrus that the Hebrew People who God's Chosen and convinced him to release the Israelites, and give them protection and supplies to return to their homeland and rebuild The Temple - told in the beginning of the Book of Ezra. Read it and noticed that his submissive language is not that of a general who just defeated a mighty empire, rather a wise man who recognized the Power of God.

This act also satisfied another prophecy that they would be held in captivity for 70 years, then return home. So the Meades have a rich and powerful history. By the way, this storyline also folds into the Prophecy of Daniel's 70 Weeks, but I will leave that for another time :).

ThankQ for that very informative discussion on the history of the Kurds.

Thank you for that awesome Kurd history lesson, tang-soo.

Bagster

The Lesser Oracle