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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Darius (Ruler living at the time of Exile and Return)
In Daniel he rules Babylon right after it falls, and he is the king who signed, without wanting to, the decree that put Daniel in the lions' den. Daniel calls him Darius the Mede.
In Daniel he rules Babylon right after it falls, and he is the king who signed, without wanting to, the decree that put Daniel in the lions' den. Daniel calls him Darius the Mede.
Two Persian kings named Darius appear in the Old Testament. Darius the Mede is named in Daniel as ruling Babylon immediately after its fall, the king who reluctantly signed the decree that landed Daniel in the lion's den. Darius the Great, a later and better-attested Persian emperor, authorized the resumption of temple construction in Jerusalem after work had stalled, and his decree is preserved in the book of Ezra.
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- Daniel 5:31
- Daniel 6:1
- Daniel 6:6
- Daniel 6:9
- Daniel 6:25
- Daniel 6:28
- Daniel 9:1
- Daniel 11:1
