Bible Person
Meaning: he that informs himself · Male · 8 cross references
This Darius entry refers to Darius the Mede in Daniel, the ruler under whom Daniel is thrown into the lions' den and later vindicated. He should be distinguished from the Persian Darius associated with temple rebuilding. First appears in Dan 5:31.1
AI summary: This Darius matters because the cross references present him as the royal frame for one of Daniel's best-known tests of faithful obedience. He is manipulated into signing the decree, grieved by the consequences for Daniel, and ultimately compelled to acknowledge the living God's power after Daniel's rescue. His reign in the narrative highlights the tension between imperial law and divine sovereignty. Taken together, the material presents this Darius as a ruler through whom Daniel's fidelity and God's deliverance are made unmistakably public.1
Central Figure
Darius
Meaning: he that informs himself
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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.