Daniel
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Daniel (meaning in Hebrew "God is my Judge") is the protagonist in the Book of Daniel of the Hebrew Bible. In the narrative, when Daniel was a young man, he was taken into Babylonian captivity where he was educated in Chaldean thought. However, he never converted to Neo-Babylonian ways. Through divine wisdom from his God, Yahweh, he interpreted dreams and visions of kings, thus becoming a prominent figure in the court of Babylon. Eventually, he had apocalyptic visions of his own that have been interpreted as the Four monarchies. Some of the most famous accounts of Daniel are: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, The writing on the wall and Daniel in the lions' den.
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See also
- Apocalypse of Daniel
- Arioch, Captain of the guard
- Belshazzar, possible last King of Neo-Babylon
- Book of Daniel
- Cyrus the Persian, King of Achaemenid Empire
- Darius the Mede
- Ezekiel, Daniel's narrative contemporary
- Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, Daniel's narrative companions
- List of names referring to El
- Nebuchadnezzar II, King of Neo-Babylon
- Persian Jews
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