# Daniel, Daniel's ## 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: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/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