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 6, Verse 22
Scripture passage in Daniel 6:22
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.
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...."
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 .
queen, queen mother
Queen, queen mother who reminds the king of Daniel's God-given wisdom (Daniel 5:10).
Derivation: Aramaic corresponding to מַלְכָּה (H4436).
The Fourth Book of the Maccabees • Chapter 16 (25 verses)
If, then, even a woman, and that an aged one, and the mother of seven children, endured to see her children’s torments even to death, confessedly religious reasoning is master even of the passions. I have proved, then, that not only men have obtained the mastery of their passions... Mentions: Daniel , Eleazar , Abram/Abraham , Isaac , Jacob/Israel .
The Third Book of the Maccabees • Chapter 6 (41 verses)
And Eleazar , an illustrious priest of the country, who had attained to length of days, and whose life had been adorned with virtue, caused the presbyters who were about him to cease to cry out to the holy God, and prayed thus: O king, mighty in power, most high, Almighty God, who... Mentions: Eleazar , Abram/Abraham , Jacob/Israel , Daniel , Egypt , Babylon .
God (Biblical Aramaic for God)
Aramaic equivalent of Hebrew Eloah; used in Daniel and Ezra for the God of heaven and earth (Elah Shemayya).
Derivation: Aramaic corresponding to אֱלוֹהַּ (H433).
holy, holy ones, saints
Holy; applied to the angels ('holy watcher', Daniel 4:13) and the redeemed saints who inherit the eternal kingdom ('the saints of the Most High', Daniel 7:18, 22).
Derivation: Aramaic corresponding to קָדוֹשׁ (H6918).
sight, appearance, vision
Visual appearance, theophanic manifestation (Ezekiel's vision of chariot, Daniel 8:16).
Derivation: From רָאָה (H7200).
the Most High, Highest One
The Highest, Most High; plural of majesty designating God as sovereign possessor of the eternal kingdom ('saints of the Most High', Daniel 7:18, 22, 25, 27).
Derivation: Plural of עִלָּי (H5943).
interpretation, solution of mystery
Interpretation, decoding of divine mystery; term central to Dead Sea Scrolls Pesharim and Daniel 2:4.
Derivation: Aramaic corresponding to פִּתְרוֹן (H6623).
Ancient (Attiq Yomin = Ancient of Days)
Ancient, venerable, aged; the sublime divine title ʿAttîq Yômîn ('Ancient of Days', Daniel 7:9, 13, 22), depicting God's eternal majesty presiding over cosmic judgment.
Derivation: Aramaic corresponding to עָתִיק (H6267).
to serve, revere, minister to (God)
To serve, worship, minister religiously to God; used of the universal worship rendered to the Son of Man ('all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him', Daniel 7:14, 27).
Derivation: Aramaic corresponding to פָּלַח (H6398).
Interactive 3D Urban Scale Model • Daniel 1–5 & Jeremiah 50–51
Architectural scale model of Neo-Babylonian Babylon around 600 BC from the Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem , showing the Euphrates River dividing the walled city, the Processional Way, the Ishtar Gate , Nebuchadnezzar's Southern Palace, and the Etemenanki ziggurat precinct.
Interactive Book Map • Daniel
Geographic map plotting ancient cities, rivers, mountains, and events recorded across the Book of Daniel .
heavens, sovereign realm of Heaven
Heavens; realm of God's transcendent rule: 'The heavens do rule' (Daniel 4:26), origin of phrase 'Kingdom of Heaven'.
Derivation: Aramaic corresponding to שָׁמַיִם (H8064).
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 .
the Most High (Aramaic Elyon)
Most High, Supreme Deity; sovereign title of God celebrated by Nebuchadnezzar and Daniel (Daniel 4:17, 34).
Derivation: Aramaic corresponding to עֶלְיוֹן (H5945).
Daniel Chapter 5, Verse 5
Scripture passage in Daniel 5:5
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, Verse 5
Scripture passage in Daniel 11:5
peace (Aramaic shalom)
Peace, prosperity, wholeness; royal epistolary greeting: 'Peace be multiplied unto you' (Ezra 4:17, Daniel 4:1, 6:25).
Derivation: Aramaic corresponding to שָׁלוֹם (H7965).
Daniel Chapter 12, Verse 1
Scripture passage in Daniel 12:1
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 .
to pay homage, worship, bow down
To prostrate in worship, pay religious homage (tested in the fiery furnace, Daniel 3:5, 12).
Derivation: Aramaic corresponding to סָגַד (H5456).
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 .
end, termination, consummation
End, boundary limit of time, eschatological consummation of worldly empires (Daniel 12:4, 9, 13; Ezekiel 7:2).
Derivation: From קָצַץ (H7112) to cut off.
decree, command, royal mandate
Decree, royal edict issued by earthly sovereigns and sovereignly overridden by God (Ezra 4:19, 6:14, Daniel 3:10).
Derivation: From טְעַם (H2941) to taste, understand.
Interactive 3D Museum Relief • 2 Kings 18:13–17
Assyrian carved gypsum wall relief from King Sennacherib's South-West Palace at Nineveh depicting the 701 BC siege of the fortified Judean city of Lachish during the reign of King Hezekiah ( 2 Kings 18:14 ; Isaiah 36:1–2 ).
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 11, Verse 31
Scripture passage in Daniel 11:31
