Bible Location
Meaning: same as Dor · 1 cross reference · Modern-day map available
Dura was the plain near Babylon where Nebuchadnezzar set up the golden image in Daniel. It is important because it is the setting of a major confrontation between imperial worship and faithful resistance. First appears in Dan 3:1.1
Place meaning
same as Dor
Coordinates
32.54, 44.42
First appears
Dan 3:1
AI summary: Dura matters because the pressure to conform is grounded in a named landscape of empire. The plain becomes the stage on which Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego refuse idolatry and bear witness under threat.1
Place meaning
same as Dor
Latitude
32.54
Longitude
44.42
Bible references
1
The circle, the plain near Babylon in which Nebuchadnezzar set up a golden image, mentioned in Dan. 3:1. The place still retains its ancient name. On one of its many mounds the pedestal of what must have been a colossal statue has been found. It has been supposed to be that of the golden image. 3
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| Book | Cross-References |
|---|---|
| Dan |
Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.