CASPIANE
Caspiane
or Kaspiane (Armenian: Kaspk) was the land populated by the tribe
of Caspians, after whom it received its name. Originally a province
of Medes in the 3rd-2nd centuries BC, the land of the Caspians was
conquered by Armenians in the 2nd century BC, then passed to Caucasian
Albania under Sassanid Persian suzerainty in the 5th century, and
later became an independent state. In the 2nd century AD it became
known as Paytakaran, and after 387 AD became a part of the larger
region of Balasakan. It roughly corresponded within the modern Mugan
plain and Qaradagh regions.
Return
to Zion :
Some Biblical Scholars had suggested that Kasiphia from the Book
of Ezra is Caspiane, due to phonetic resemblance. Ezra, who saw
there aren't many Levites for recreating the Hebrew worship, asked
Iddo who led the Israelites (not specified whether they were from
the Northern Kingdom of Israel or from the Kingdom of Judah) and
Canaanite servants they had who were exiled alongside them there
for reinforcement, Iddo sent him 38 Levites and 220 Canaanite Servants
(who were descendants of those King David enslaved) to join the
Jews who were returning to Zion.
Source
:
https://en.wikipedia.org/
wiki/Caspiane