Daniel (biblical figure)
Daniel is the central figure of the Book of Daniel in the Old Testament of the Bible.[1] He is considered a prophet in Christianity and Islam, but not Judaism;[2] however, Jewish sources describe Daniel as a hero and the most distinguished member of the Babylonian diaspora.[3]
Daniel (biblical Figure) Media
13th-century French depiction in stained glass of Daniel interceding with Arioch, commander of the king's guard, who was ordered to execute the Babylonian wise men after they were unable to interpret Nebuchadnezzar's dream.
Daniel refusing to eat at the King's table (early 20th-century American illustration)
Tomb of Daniel at Susa
The tomb of Daniel in Samarkand
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References
- ↑
Charles, Robert Henry (1911). "Daniel". Encyclopædia Britannica (Eleventh) 7. Cambridge University Press. 804-808.
- ↑ Noegel, Scott B.; Wheeler, Brannon M. (2002). Historical Dictionary of Prophets in Islam and Judaism. Scarecrow Press. p. 76. ISBN 9780810866102.
- ↑ Ginzberg, Louis (1998). The Legends of the Jews. Vol. 4. JHU Press. p. 326. ISBN 9780801858932.
