daniel
Noun
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(Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC) (synset 110941771)
referred to in: old testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bibleis an instance of: prophet - someone who speaks by divine inspiration; someone who is an interpreter of the will of God
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A wise and upright judge (synset 110010823)
"a Daniel come to judgment"
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An Old Testament book that tells of the apocalyptic visions and the experiences of Daniel in the court of Nebuchadnezzar (synset 106450665)
is an instance of: book - a major division of a long written compositionis a part of:
- old testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible
- hagiographa, ketubim, writings - the third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures
same as: book of daniel, book of the prophet daniel
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