Bel and the Dragon
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Cf. the heading of Bel and the Dragon for a similar ignoring of the early verses, as also that of I. Macc. i.
From The Three Additions to Daniel, a Study by Daubney, William Heaford
Almost as ridiculous is the abusive phrase "Offspring of Bel and the Dragon," which Congreve puts into the mouth of Fondlewife in his play of The Old Bachelor, Act IV. sc.
From The Three Additions to Daniel, a Study by Daubney, William Heaford
Daniel in Hastings' B.D., that this and Bel and the Dragon are separate books in the LXX, have question marks justly affixed to them.
From The Three Additions to Daniel, a Study by Daubney, William Heaford
Additions to Daniel.—The “additions to Daniel” are three in number: Susannah and the Elders, Bel and the Dragon, and The Song of the Three Children.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various
It may be said that resistance to idolatry, securing divine deliverance, is, as in Bel and the Dragon, the "motif" of the piece.
From The Three Additions to Daniel, a Study by Daubney, William Heaford
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