Abed-nego

(əbĕd`nēgō), in the Book of DanielDaniel,
book of the Bible. It combines "court" tales, perhaps originating from the 6th cent. B.C., and a series of apocalyptic visions arising from the time of the Maccabean emergency (167–164 B.C.
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in the Book of Daniel, the three men cast by Nebuchadnezzar into the fiery furnace and delivered by an angel. Their names are Abed-nego, Shadrach, and Meshach, in Babylonian; Azariah, Hananiah, and Mishael, in Hebrew; and Azarias, Ananias, and Misael, in Greek.
..... Click the link for more information. , educated with Daniel in the court of Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. With his three companions, Abed-nego was thrown into the furnace.

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If we understand that Shadrach's use of language is informed by, or represents, a literal impulse, the attributes of language associated with Abed-nego and Meshach may also be simplified or conceptualized.

With this line in Abed-nego's opening monologue in act one, Carter introduces the theme of justice alongside the theme of language.

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At one point, in response to Abed-nego's reading directly from the "Good Book," Danielle says, "Objection.

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