# Daniel

## Facts:

Daniel was an Israelite prophet who as a young man was taken captive by the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar around 600 BC.

* This was during the time that many other Israelites from Judah were held captive in Babylon for 70 years.
* Daniel was given the Babylonian name Belteshazzar.
* Daniel was an honorable and righteous young man who obeyed God.
* God enabled Daniel to interpret several dreams or visions for the Babylonian kings.
* Because of this ability and because of his honorable character, Daniel was given a high leadership position in the Babylonian empire.
* Many years later, Daniels enemies tricked the Babylonian king Darius into making a law forbidding the worship of anyone except the king. Daniel continued to pray to God, so he was arrested and thrown into a den of lions. But God rescued him and he was not harmed at all.

(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names))

(See also: [Babylon](../names/babylon.md), [Nebuchadnezzar](../names/nebuchadnezzar.md))

## Bible References:

* [Daniel 01:6-7](rc://en/tn/help/dan/01/06)
* [Daniel 05:29](rc://en/tn/help/dan/05/29)
* [Daniel 07:28](rc://en/tn/help/dan/07/28)
* [Ezekiel 14:12-14](rc://en/tn/help/ezk/14/12)
* [Matthew 24:15](rc://en/tn/help/mat/24/15)

## Word Data:

* Strong’s: H1840, H1841, G1158
