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Belshazzar's feast
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The story of Belshazzar's feast is contained in chapter 5 of the Book of Daniel. In the story, Neo-Babylonian royal Belshazzar holds a feast and drinks from vessels looted from the First Temple. A han
John Martin, Belshazzar's Feast, 1821, half-size sketch held by the Yale Center for British Art
John Martin, Belshazzar's Feast, 1821, half-size sketch held by the Yale Center for British Art
Belshazzar's Feast (Rembrandt, c. 1635–1638). The message is written in vertical lines starting at the top right corner, with "upharsin" taking two li
Belshazzar's Feast (Rembrandt, c. 1635–1638). The message is written in vertical lines starting at the top right corner, with "upharsin" taking two lines, following the interpretation of Samuel of Nehardea (b. Sanhedrin 22a).
Gustave Doré's illustration of the writing on the wall from Daniel 5, Hebrew: מנא מנא תקל ופרסין, romanized: Mene! Mene! Tekel Upharsin!.
Gustave Doré's illustration of the writing on the wall from Daniel 5, Hebrew: מנא מנא תקל ופרסין, romanized: Mene! Mene! Tekel Upharsin!.
Daniel Interpreting to Belshazzar the Writing on the Wall by Benjamin West, 1775
Daniel Interpreting to Belshazzar the Writing on the Wall by Benjamin West, 1775
Book of Daniel
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The Book of Daniel is a biblical apocalypse set in the 6th century BC and considered by mainstream Bible scholars to have been written in the 2nd century BC. It is ostensibly a narrative detailing the
Belshazzar's feast
…The story of Belshazzar's feast (the writing on the wall) is contained in chapter 5 of the Book of Daniel. In the story, Neo-Babylonian royal Belshazzar holds a feast and drinks from vessels looted from the First Temple. A hand appears and writes on the…
Papyrus 967, a 3rd-century-AD manuscript of a Greek translation of Daniel
Papyrus 967, a 3rd-century-AD manuscript of a Greek translation of Daniel
Nebuchadnezzar's dream: the composite statue (France, 15th century)
Nebuchadnezzar's dream: the composite statue (France, 15th century)
Nebuchadnezzar by William Blake (between c. 1795 and 1805)
Nebuchadnezzar by William Blake (between c. 1795 and 1805)
Daniel's Answer to the King by Briton Rivière (1892)
Daniel's Answer to the King by Briton Rivière (1892)