Old Testament • 12 Chapters
Daniel (Old Testament, 12 chapters). Key figures: Jehoiakim (or Eliakim ), Judah , Jacob/Israel , Daniel, Azariah (or Uzziah ), Elam . Key places: Babylon , Jerusalem , Shinar , Dura , Elam , Ulai . Opens with: "In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem , and besieged it...."
Wiki Article • Prophets & Wisdom
Spanning the eighth to fifth centuries BCE, the Major Prophets ( Isaiah , Jeremiah , Ezekiel , Daniel ) and the Twelve Minor Prophets ( Hosea through Malachi ) called Israel and Judah back to covenant righteousness while foretelling redemption and the coming Messiah.
Daniel • Chapter 6 (28 verses)
It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom; And over these three presidents; of whom Daniel was first: that the princes might give accounts unto them, and the king should have no damage. Then this Daniel was pre... Mentions: Daniel, Judah , Jerusalem .
Daniel • Chapter 2 (49 verses)
And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him. Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to shew the king his... Mentions: Daniel , Azariah (or Uzziah ), Judah , Babylon .
Daniel • Chapter 9 (27 verses)
In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, which was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans; In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he... Mentions: Daniel , Judah , Jacob/Israel , Moses , Jerusalem , Egypt .
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 .
Interactive Book Map • Daniel
Geographic map plotting ancient cities, rivers, mountains, and events recorded across the Book of Daniel .
Daniel • Chapter 12 (13 verses)
And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall b... Mentions: Michael , Daniel .
Daniel • Chapter 10 (21 verses)
In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel , whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, but the time appointed was long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision. In those days I Daniel was mourning three ful... Mentions: Daniel, Michael , Persia , Uphaz .
Daniel • Chapter 3 (30 verses)
Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura , in the province of Babylon . Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes, the governors, and the captains,... Mentions: Dura , Babylon .
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 .
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 • Chapter 11 (45 verses)
Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him. And now will I shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia ; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his strength through his riches he sha... Mentions: Esau ( Edom ), Moab , Ammon , Persia , Egypt , Kittim , Edom.
Daniel • Chapter 4 (37 verses)
Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you. I thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me. How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his king... Mentions: Daniel , Babylon .
son (Bar Enash in Daniel 7:13)
son (Bar Enash in Daniel 7:13). Son; essential component of the premier Messianic apocalyptic title Bar Enash ('Son of Man', Daniel 7:13).
Interactive 3D Glazed Brick Relief • Daniel 4:30 & Daniel 7:4
Molded polychrome glazed brick relief panel of a striding roaring lion from the facade of King Nebuchadnezzar II's Throne Room and Processional Way in Babylon —symbolizing royal Babylonian power as echoed in Jeremiah 50:17 and Daniel 7:4 .
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...."
generation, age
generation, age. Generation, epoch; 'His kingdom is from generation to generation' (Daniel 4:3, 34).
Interactive 3D Babylonian Gate • Daniel 1–4 & 2 Kings 25
Monumental double gate on the northern wall of inner Babylon constructed by King Nebuchadnezzar II around 575 BC during the era of Daniel and the Judean exile, clad in brilliant cobalt-blue glazed bricks embossed with alternating rows of golden lions, bulls (aurochs), and dragons (mušḫuššu).
judgment, court, judicial sentence
judgment, court, judicial sentence. Judgment, heavenly court of justice; 'The court sat, and the books were opened' (Daniel 7:10, 22).
mystery, divine secret revealed by God
mystery, divine secret revealed by God. Mystery, divine eschatological secret beyond human intelligence, revealed exclusively by the God of heaven to His prophets (Daniel 2:18, 19, 27, 28, 47).
until, forever, eternity
until, forever, eternity. Until, forever; marks the duration of the saints possessing the kingdom forever and ever (Daniel 7:18).
Old Testament • 48 Chapters
Ezekiel (Old Testament, 48 chapters). Key figures: Jehoiachin (or Jeconiah ), Jacob/Israel , Judah , Noah , Daniel , Canaan . Key places: Chebar , Jerusalem , Chaldea , Babylon , Canaan , Samaria . Opens with: "Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of C..."
day (yomin = days in Ancient of Days)
day (yomin = days in Ancient of Days). Day, epoch of time in Biblical Aramaic (Daniel 7:9).
spirit, Holy Spirit
spirit, Holy Spirit. Spirit; in Daniel applied to the Holy Spirit dwelling in Daniel ('in whom is the spirit of the holy gods', Daniel 4:8, 5:11).
mercies, compassion
mercies, compassion. Mercies; sought from the God of heaven to reveal hidden mysteries and preserve life (Daniel 2:18).
to pay homage, worship, bow down
to pay homage, worship, bow down. To prostrate in worship, pay religious homage (tested in the fiery furnace, Daniel 3:5, 12).
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 .
dominion, sovereign rule, everlasting dominion
dominion, sovereign rule, everlasting dominion. Dominion, sovereign imperial rule; applied to the everlasting, indestructible dominion given to the Son of Man (Daniel 7:14, 27).
queen, queen mother
queen, queen mother. Queen, queen mother who reminds the king of Daniel's God-given wisdom (Daniel 5:10).
to be exalted, lift up oneself
to be exalted, lift up oneself. To be lifted up, exalted; describes God's exaltation and Belshazzar's fatal hubris (Daniel 5:20, 23).
Ezekiel • Chapter 28 (26 verses)
The word of the Lord came again unto me, saying, Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyre , Thus saith the Lord God; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou se... Mentions: Daniel , Jacob/Israel , Tyre , Eden .