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Daniel (biblical figure)
Protagonist of the Book of Daniel of the Hebrew Bible
"Belteshazzar" redirects here.
Daniel old testament biography
Not to be confused with Belshazzar.
This article is about the biblical prophet. For the second son of David also known as Chileab, see Daniel (son of David).
Daniel (Aramaic and Hebrew: דָּנִיֵּאל, romanized: Dānīyyēʾl, lit. 'God is my Judge';[a]Greek: Δανιήλ, romanized: Daniḗl; Arabic: دانيال, romanized: Dāniyāl) is the main character of the Book of Daniel.
According to the Hebrew Bible, Daniel was a nobleJewish youth of Jerusalem taken into captivity by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon, serving the king and his successors with loyalty and ability until the time of the Persian conqueror Cyrus, all the while remaining true to the God of Israel.
While some conservative scholars hold that Daniel existed and his book was written in the 6th century BCE, most scholars agree that Daniel is not a historical figure and that mu