Belteshazzar
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Belteshazzar
(bĕltəshăz`ər), 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.
..... Click the link for more information. , Babylonian name of the prophet Daniel.
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