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Daniel in the Lions' Den, Peter Paul Rubens

Daniel 5:31

Peter Paul Rubens, Daniel in the Lions' Den, c. 1614–1616 · National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0Peter Paul Rubens, Daniel in the Lions' Den, c. 1614–1616, National Gallery of Art, Washington

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Daniel 5:31 (WEB)

Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about sixty-two years old.

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  • “Now Darius the Mede built the city in the sixth year of his own reign, and first year of the 66th Olympiad according to the Greeks.” — editor's note: Darius the Mede (Dan. v. 31) succeeded Belshazzar as king in Babylon b.c. 538, the date assigned in Dan. ix. 1 to the prophecy of the 70 years. But “Darius the…

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