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# Daniel
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## Facts:
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Daniel was an Israelite prophet who as a young man was taken captive by the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar around 600 BC.
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* This was during the time that many other Israelites from Judah were held captive in Babylon for 70 years.
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* Daniel was given the Babylonian name Belteshazzar.
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* Daniel was an honorable and righteous young man who obeyed God.
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* God enabled Daniel to interpret several dreams or visions for the Babylonian kings.
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* Because of this ability and because of his honorable character, Daniel was given a high leadership position in the Babylonian empire.
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* Many years later, Daniels enemies tricked the Babylonian king Darius into making a law forbidding the worship of anyone except the king. Daniel continued to pray to God, so he was arrested and thrown into a den of lions. But God rescued him and he was not harmed at all.
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(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names))
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(See also: [Babylon](../names/babylon.md), [Nebuchadnezzar](../names/nebuchadnezzar.md))
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## Bible References:
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* [Daniel 1:6-7](rc://en/tn/help/dan/01/06)
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* [Daniel 5:29](rc://en/tn/help/dan/05/29)
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* [Daniel 7:28](rc://en/tn/help/dan/07/28)
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* [Ezekiel 14:12-14](rc://en/tn/help/ezk/14/12)
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* [Matthew 24:15](rc://en/tn/help/mat/24/15)
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## Word Data:
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* Strong’s: H1840, H1841, G1158
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