Bible Location

Dura

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