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Belshazzar

Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature

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Belshaz´zar is the name given in the book of Daniel to the last king of the Chaldees, under whom Babylon was taken by the Medes and Persians. Nothing is really known of this king except from the book of Daniel.

 

 

 

 

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Kitto, John, ed. Entry for 'Belshazzar'. "Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature". https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​kbe/​b/belshazzar.html.
 
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