Belshazzar

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B0180600 (bĕl-shăz′ər) fl. sixth century bc. Babylonian prince. In the Bible he is described as the last king of Babylon, who was warned of his doom by handwriting on the palace wall.

Belshazzar

(bɛlˈʃæzə) n (Bible) 6th century bc, the son of Nabonidus, coregent of Babylon with his father for eight years: referred to as king and son of Nebuchadnezzar in the Old Testament (Daniel 5:1, 17; 8:1); described as having received a divine message of doom written on a wall at a banquet (Belshazzar's Feast)

Bel•shaz•zar

(bɛlˈʃæz ər)

n. the last king of Babylon and a son of Nebuchadnezzar. Dan. 5.

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Belshazzar - (Old Testament) Babylonian general and son of Nebuchadnezzar II; according to the Old Testament he was warned of his doom by divine handwriting on the wall that was interpreted by Daniel (6th century BC)Old Testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible

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Belshazzar

(bĕlshăz`ər), according to the Bible, son of NebuchadnezzarNebuchadnezzar
, d. 562 B.C., king of Babylonia (c.605–562 B.C.), son and successor of Nabopolassar. In his father's reign he was sent to oppose the Egyptians, who were occupying W Syria and Palestine. At Carchemish he met and defeated (605 B.C.
..... Click the link for more information. and last king of Babylon. The Book of Daniel relates that, at his feast, handwriting appeared on the wall. Daniel interpreted it as a prophecy of doom; that night Babylonia fell to the otherwise unknown Darius the MedeDarius the Mede,
in the Bible, a king of the Medes who succeeded to the throne of Babylonia after Belshazzar. Otherwise unknown outside biblical tradition, it is likely that this Darius has been confused with Cyrus the Persian, who succeeded Belshazzar and decreed (539 B.C.
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gave banquet unrivalled for sumptuousness. [O.T.: Daniel 5:1–4]See: Epicureanism

Belshazzar

6th century bc, the son of Nabonidus, coregent of Babylon with his father for eight years: referred to as king and son of Nebuchadnezzar in the Old Testament (Daniel 5:1, 17; 8:1); described as having received a divine message of doom written on a wall at a banquet (Belshazzar's Feast)

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noun (Old Testament) Babylonian general and son of Nebuchadnezzar II

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