דָנִיֵּאל

Detailed Definition

• 1the 2nd son of david, by abigail the carmelitess
• 2also, 'belteshazzar' (h1095 or h1096)
• 3the 4th of the greater prophets, taken as hostage in the first deportation to babylon, because of the gift of god of the interpretation of dreams, he became the 2nd in command of the babylon empire and lasted through the end of the babylonian empire and into the persian empire. his prophecies are the key to the understanding of end time events. noted for his purity and holiness by contemporary prophet, ezekiel
• 4a priest of the line of ithamar who sealed the covenant with nehemiah