0 Additions to the Book of Daniel : Absurdity

The two elders arose, and ran to her, and said ... we are in love with thee: wherefore consent to us, and lie with us. 13:19

Trivia: What was the name of the Babylonian idol that was fed every day 12 measures of flour, 40 sheep, and 60 vessels of wine?

  1. As they walked in the midst of the flames, they all praised God. Asarias opened his mouth and began to pray, saying, "We deserve to be burned alive by you." 3:24-27
  2. Sacrifice us as though we were rams, bullocks, or fat lambs. 3:40
  3. The king's servants who had cast them in continued to heat the furnace with brimstone, pitch, and dry sticks. And the flame rose to a height of 49 cubits, until it poured out and burned the Chaldeans who stood nearby. 3:46-48
  4. But an angel came down to Azarias and his companions and drove the fire out of the furnace. And they were all unharmed. 3:49-50
  5. The Babylonians had an idol called Bel, to whom they gave each day 12 measures of flour, 40 sheep, and 60 vessels of wine. 14:2
  6. The Babylonians worshiped a great dragon - whom Daniel killed by feeding it cakes made of pitch, fat, and hair, which caused it to burst open. 14:22-26
  7. Daniel kills a dragon by feeding him cakes made with pitch, fat, and hair. The dragon burst open after eating the cakes. 14:26
  8. An angel grabbed the prophet Habakkuk by his hair and transported him from Judea to Babylon to feed Daniel some stew and bread while in the lions' den. When Daniel finished eating, the angel carried Habakkuk back to Judea again. 14:32-38

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