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Belteshazzar

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[bel-tuh-shaz-er] / ˌbɛl təˈʃæz ər /

noun

  1. the Babylonian name given to Daniel. Daniel 1:7.


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The king answered and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation, trouble thee.

From Select Masterpieces of Biblical Literature by Moulton, Richard Green

Could it be possible that the predictions of Belteshazzar, in regard to the future, were true?

From The Young Captives: A Story of Judah and Babylon by Hayne, Mark

Then Daniel, the Jewish captive, to whom Nebuchadnezzar had given the name of Belteshazzar, or a layer up of things in secret, was brought.

From Little Folks (Septemeber 1884) A Magazine for the Young by Various

This feeling would have been immeasurably greater had it not been for the wisdom and vigilance of Belteshazzar, his prime minister.

From The Young Captives: A Story of Judah and Babylon by Hayne, Mark

Still, however deep the inner revelation, however distinct the outward sign, by the morrow Balaam doubts both his ass and himself; Belteshazzar and Pharaoh call in seers to explain the sign—Daniel or Moses.

From The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories by Balzac, Honor? de

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