Daniel’s Babylon

This lion in glazed brick from the Processional Way, Babylon, dates back to Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon 605-562 BC. This lion (among other animals) is now in the Archaeology museum in Istanbul. Perhaps this can help us visualize the challenge to Daniel’s faith as he was cast into a den of lions by the Medo-Persian king, Darius.

Lion from Processional Way, Babylon. Photo by Leon Mauldin.

A beautiful painting of ancient Babylon, built by Nebuchadnezzar, is displayed in the Oriental Institute Museum in Chicago.

Artist conception of ancient Babylon. Photo by Leon Mauldin.

 

This entry was posted on Thursday, July 5th, 2012 at 9:54 AM and is filed under Bible History and Geography, Bible Study, Old Testament, photography. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

One Response to Daniel’s Babylon

  1. Keith B. Isbell says:
    July 6, 2012 at 4:54 AM

    Thanks Leon !

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