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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)).

Connected Topics & Entities Book/Chapter Verse Person Place Lexicon Theology Commentary

Topics, People & Places (36)

Bel and the Dragon
99% Apocrypha
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...."

Bel and the Dragon • Chapter 1 (42 verses)

AND king Astyages was gathered to his fathers, and Cyrus the Persian received his kingdom. And Daniel lived with the king, and was honored above all his friends. Now the Babylonians had an idol, called Bel, and there were spent upon him every day twelve great measures of fine flo... Mentions: Daniel , Babylon .

Bela
99% Gen 24
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 )

Revelation 20
99% Chapter
Revelation • Chapter 20 (15 verses)

And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, an... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Gog , Magog .

Bela
99% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Zoar • 30.927°N, 35.419°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 14:2 , Gen 14:8 (identified with Zoar ).

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 )

Dragon Spring
99% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Neh 2:13 (identified with Jerusalem ).

Iri
99% Gen 25
Generation 25 • Child of Bela

Iri is a biblical figure in Generation 25, child of Bela . ( 1 Chronicles 7:7 )

Wiki Article • Prophets & Wisdom

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.

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 )

Ezbon
99% Gen 25
Generation 25 • Child of Bela

Ezbon is a biblical figure in Generation 25, child of Bela . ( 1 Chronicles 7:7 )

Uzziel
99% Gen 25
Generation 25 • Child of Bela

Uzziel is a biblical figure in Generation 25, child of Bela . ( 1 Chronicles 7:7 )

Zerubbabel
99% Messianic Line
Generation 55 • Messianic Line • Child of Shealtiel

Zerubbabel is a biblical figure in Generation 55 of the Messianic Line , child of Shealtiel , parent of Rhesa . ( Luke 3:27 )

Uzzi
99% Gen 25
Generation 25 • Child of Bela

Uzzi is a biblical figure in Generation 25, child of Bela . ( 1 Chronicles 7:7 )

Abel
99% Gen 2
Generation 2 • Child of Adam

Abel is a biblical figure in Generation 2, child of Adam . ( Genesis 4:2 , Genesis 4:8 )

Zerubbabel
99% Messianic Line
Generation 53 • Messianic Line • Child of Shealtiel

Zerubbabel is a biblical figure in Generation 53 of the Messianic Line , child of Shealtiel , parent of Abihud . ( Matthew 1:12 )

Abel
99% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Abel-beth-maacah • 33.269°N, 35.578°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Sam 20:14 , 2 Sam 20:15 , 2 Sam 20:18 (identified with Abel-beth-maacah ).

Babel
99% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 32.537°N, 44.421°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 10:10 , Gen 11:9 .

Wiki Article • History & Monarchy

In 586 BCE, Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon destroyed Jerusalem and deported Judah , including King Jehoiachin and High Priest Jehozadak ( 1 Chronicles 6:15 ), before the Persian decree of Cyrus enabled Zerubbabel , Joshua , Ezra , and Nehemiah to rebuild the Temple and walls of Jerusalem .

Abel-meholah
99% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 32.356°N, 35.537°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Judg 7:22 , 1 Kgs 4:12 , 1 Kgs 19:16 .

Abel-beth-maacah
99% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 33.269°N, 35.578°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Kgs 15:20 , 2 Kgs 15:29 .

Jerimoth
99% Gen 25
Generation 25 • Child of Bela

Jerimoth is a biblical figure in Generation 25, child of Bela . ( 1 Chronicles 7:7 )

Beth-arbel
99% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 32.561°N, 35.848°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Hos 10:14 .

Abel-keramim
99% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 32.024°N, 35.824°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Judg 11:33 .

Daniel 8
99% Chapter
Daniel • Chapter 8 (27 verses)

In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even unto me Daniel , after that which appeared unto me at the first. And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam ; and I s... Mentions: Daniel , Elam , Ulai , Media , Persia .

Abel-maim
99% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Abel-beth-maacah • 33.269°N, 35.578°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Chr 16:4 (identified with Abel-beth-maacah ).

Abel-mizraim
99% Place
Biblical Place • Ancient Near East

Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 50:11 .

Interactive 3D Assyrian Monument • 2 Kings 9–10

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.

Abel-shittim
99% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 31.858°N, 35.642°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 33:49 .

Daniel 7
99% Chapter
Daniel • Chapter 7 (28 verses)

In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters. Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great s... Mentions: Daniel, Babylon .

Daniel 5
99% Chapter
Daniel • Chapter 5 (31 verses)

Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand. Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem ; that ... Mentions: Daniel , Judah , Jerusalem , Babylon .

Revelation 12
99% Chapter
Revelation • Chapter 12 (17 verses)

And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered. And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and beh... Mentions: Michael , Yeshua the Messiah .

1 Chronicles 8
99% Chapter
1 Chronicles • Chapter 8 (40 verses)

Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third, Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth. And the sons of Bela were, Addar , and Gera , and Abihud , Mentions: Benjamin , Bela, Ashbel (or Jediael?), Aharah , Nohah , Addar , Geba 1 , Manahath .

דָּוִד
Dawid
H1732 Hebrew
David, beloved (Davidic Covenant)

David, beloved (Davidic Covenant). David; shepherd, psalmist, anointed king of Israel with whom God made an unconditional everlasting covenant (2 Samuel 7, Psalm 89); prime type of the Messiah.

Naaman
98% Gen 25
Generation 25 • Child of Bela

Naaman is a biblical figure in Generation 25, child of Bela . ( Numbers 26:41 )

הֶבֶל
hebel
H1892 Hebrew
vanity, vapor, breath, transient futility

vanity, vapor, breath, transient futility. Vapor, passing breath, transient futility; leitmotif of Ecclesiastes ('Vanity of vanities, all is vanity', Ecclesiastes 1:2); mortal transience without God.

Scripture Passages (24)

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 delicates, he hath cast me out.

And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,

I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls.

Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:

Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps.

And Babylon shall become heaps, a dwellingplace for dragons, an astonishment, and an hissing, without an inhabitant.

And I hated Esau , and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness.

Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters.

Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death.

Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.

And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.

Revelation 20:2 (KJV)
Revelation 20 KJV

And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,

And I will make Jerusalem heaps, and a den of dragons; and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.

And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.

And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.

And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.

Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as the owls.

And the wild asses did stand in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons; their eyes did fail, because there was no grass.

And Hazor shall be a dwelling for dragons, and a desolation for ever: there shall no man abide there, nor any son of man dwell in it.

And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of dragons, and a court for owls.

Behold, the noise of the bruit is come, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah desolate, and a den of dragons.

And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.

And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?

And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ .

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