Bel and the Dragon
Bel and the Dragon ( Apocrypha / Deuterocanonical • 1 Chapters): Bel and the Dragon (Apocrypha / Deuterocanonical, 1 chapters). Key figures: Daniel . Key places: Babylon . Opens with: "AND king Astyages was gathered to his fathers, and Cyrus the Persian received his kingdom...." Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Apocrypha & Deuterocanonical Literature—Preserved in the World English Bible (WEB), King James Version (KJV), and Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV), the eighteen Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha books bridge the intertestamental period between the return from Babylon and the New Testament era.
Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage
Bela (Generation 24 • Child of Benjamin ): Bela is a biblical figure in Generation 24, child of Benjamin , parent of Ezbon , Uzzi , Uzziel , Jerimoth , Iri . ( Genesis 46:21 , Numbers 26:38 , 1 Chronicles 7:6 , 8:1 ) (mentioned in Genesis 14 , Genesis 36 , Genesis 46 ) Ashbel (or Jediael ?) (Generation 24 • Child of Benjamin): Ashbel (or Jediael?) is a biblical figure in Generation 24, child of Benjamin. ( Genesis 46:21 , Numbers 26:38 , 1 Chronicles 7:6 , 1 Chronicles 8:1 ) (mentioned in Genesis 46 , Numbers 26 , 1 Chronicles 7 ) Iri (Generation 25 • Child of Bela): Iri is a biblical figure in Generation 25, child of Bela. ( 1 Chronicles 7:7 ) (mentioned in 1 Chronicles 7 ) Ard (or Addar ?) (Generation 25 • Child of Bela): Ard (or Addar?) is a biblical figure in Generation 25, child of Bela, parent of Gera . ( Numbers 26:41 , 1 Chronicles 8:3 ) (mentioned in Genesis 46 , Numbers 26 , 1 Chronicles 8 )
Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture
Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Bela (Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 14:2 , Gen 14:8 (identified with Zoar ).) Dragon Spring (Ancient biblical location referenced in Neh 2:13 (identified with Jerusalem ).) Abel (Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Sam 20:14 , 2 Sam 20:15 , 2 Sam 20:18 (identified with Abel-beth-maacah ).) Babel (Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 10:10 , Gen 11:9 .) 3D Sanctuary Reconstructions: Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III — Four-sided black limestone monument erected at Nimrud (biblical Calah ) in 825 BC by King Shalmaneser III of Assyria . Its second register preserves the earliest surviving visual depiction of a biblical figure: King Jehu of Israel ('Jehu, son of Omri') bowing to present tribute in 841 BC.
Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context
Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Jeremiah 51:34 : "Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath swallowed me up like a dragon, he hath filled his belly with my de..."; Revelation 12:7 : "And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,"; Job 30:29 : "I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls.". Related canonical books and chapters: Bel and the Dragon ( Apocrypha / Deuterocanonical • 1 Chapters), Bel and the Dragon 1 ( Bel and the Dragon • Chapter 1 (42 verses)), Revelation 20 ( Revelation • Chapter 20 (15 verses)).