Bible Person

Daniel

Meaning: judgment of God; God my judge · Male · 72 cross references

Daniel means "God is my judge" and is the Judean exile whose faithfulness in Babylon makes him one of the Bible's best-known figures. He is remembered for wisdom, prayer, steadfastness under pressure, and prophetic visions that interpret the rise and fall of kingdoms under God's authority. First appears in Ezek 14:14.1

AI summary: Daniel matters because the cross references join personal faithfulness with large-scale prophetic perspective. He appears as the exile who refuses defilement, interprets royal dreams, survives the lions' den, and remains steady through successive imperial courts. At the same time, his visions widen the horizon to show kingdoms, judgment, suffering, and hope under God's final rule. Taken together, the material presents Daniel as both a model of holy endurance in exile and one of Scripture's major witnesses to divine sovereignty over history.1

Central Figure

Daniel

Meaning: judgment of God; God my judge

Beltis protect the king!, the Chaldee name given to Daniel by Nebuchadnezzar (Dan.