Lectionary Calendar
Thursday, November 21st, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
advertisement
advertisement
advertisement
Attention!
StudyLight.org has pledged to help build churches in Uganda. Help us with that pledge and support pastors in the heart of Africa.
Click here to join the effort!
Click here to join the effort!
Bible Dictionaries
Baltasar
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
Search for…
or Resource Toolbox
Additional Links
(Greek and Latin name for the Hebrew Aramaic, Belshazzar; Babylonian, Belshazzar, "Bel protect the king") According to the Bible the son of Nabuchodonosor, and the last king of Babylon. While he was giving a banquet a mysterious hand wrote on the wall the words, Mane, Thecel, Phares, interpreted by Daniel as:
God hath numbered thy kingdom and hath finished it; thou art weighed in the balance and art found wanting; thy kingdom is divided and is given to the Medes and Persians. (Daniel 5)
Copyright Statement
These files are public domain.
Text Courtesy of BibleSupport.com. Used by Permission.
These files are public domain.
Text Courtesy of BibleSupport.com. Used by Permission.
Bibliography Information
Entry for 'Baltasar'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/b/baltasar.html. 1910.
Entry for 'Baltasar'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/b/baltasar.html. 1910.
