Daniel 7:1 meaning and explanation
In the first year of the reign of Belshazzar over Babylon, Daniel had a dream, and visions passed through his mind as he lay on his bed. He wrote down the dream, and this is the summary of his account.
Daniel 7:1, Berean Standard Bible
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Daniel 7 opens by dating the vision to the first year of Belshazzar, a Babylonian king known from both the Bible and ancient records, which places the scene before Babylon fell. Daniel, an exiled Judean serving at court, receives the dream as he lies on his bed, and the chapter presents itself as his own written record, a summary of what he saw.
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