The Hellenistic World and Rome
Section () (continued)Chapter Narrative; dreams and visions Interpretations
Daniel interprets writing:
kingdom to be given to
Medes and Persians
(MDY WPRS).
Belshazzar killed. Kingdom taken by
‘‘Darius the Mede’’ (in fact by Cyrus,
..).
Darius forbids prayer to man or god,
except himself. Daniel prays all the
same. Thrown to lions, saved. Darius
orders observance of Daniel’s God.
Daniel prospers in reign of Darius
(I?) (–..) and Cyrus
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Daniel’s dream of four beasts; th
beast with horns, and th which
destroys of others. Day of judge-
ment. Beast (th?) slain. Reign of
one ‘‘like a son of man’’ (KBR ’NŠ,
:).
Interpretation giventoDaniel
by unnamed person (:).
Four kings/kingdoms.
kings of th kingdom. Perse-
cution by th. Dominion to
be given to ‘‘the people of the
saints of the most high’’
(‘MQDYŠY ‘LYWNYN,
:).
Daniel’s dream (in ‘‘year of
Belshazzar’’). Ram, defeated by goat
from west. His horn broken, and
replaced by four horns. From one
of them comes little horn, who
magnifies himself, and destroys daily
sacrifice (TMYD, :) and sanctuary.
Interpretation givento
Daniel, by Gabriel (named in
:): ram is king of Media
and Persia (MDY WPRS);
goat is king of Greece (MLK