Persia
Archimandrite Nikifor’s Biblical Encyclopedia
(Ezek. 27:10)—an ancient Asian kingdom whose limits and boundaries changed considerably at different times. The Persian Empire, in the form in which the source says it continued into its own day, was founded by Cyrus. In ancient times the country and its inhabitants were called Elamites after their ancestor Elam, son of Shem; in later times they were called Parthians. The Median and Persian thrones were united under Cyrus in 536 BC (cf. Dan. 6:8–12), and the whole country from Egypt to the Ganges was brought together in what was then called the Persian Empire.