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DURA

(Aram. dûrāʾ)

The plain upon which Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, erected a great golden image (Dan. 3:1). Because they refused to bow down and worship the image, Daniel’s friends Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were thrown into a fiery furnace. The location of the site is unknown, but the name may be related to Akk. dūru, “city wall” or “fortification.” Jules Oppert identified the site as Tell Dēr, 27 km. (17 mi.) SW of Baghdad, where he found a massive brick structure he thought to be the platform for Nebuchadnezzar’s image.

Stephen J. Andrews






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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