Bel and the Dragon
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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
Set apart from the beginning of Daniel, because it is not in the Hebrew, as neither the Narration of Bel and the Dragon.
From Deuterocanonical Books of the Bible Apocrypha by Anonymous
We learn from the book of Bel and the Dragon that in Babylon was kept a great, live serpent, which the people worshipped.
From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Pike, Albert
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
Theodoret comments no further on Bel and the Dragon, though his remarks in other parts of the commentary shew that he favourably regarded it.
From The Three Additions to Daniel, a Study by Daubney, William Heaford
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