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Daniel
Daniel is the protagonist in the Book of Daniel of the Hebrew Bible. In the narrative, when Daniel was a young man, he was taken into Babylonian captivity where he was educated in Chaldean thought. However, he never converted to Neo-Babylonian ways...

refers to two Biblical figures.
  • The central character of the Book of Daniel
    Book of Daniel
    The Book of Daniel is a book in the Hebrew Bible. The book tells of how Daniel, and his Judean companions, were inducted into Babylon during Jewish exile, and how their positions elevated in the court of Nebuchadnezzar. The court tales span events that occur during the reigns of Nebuchadnezzar,...

    , traditionally believed to be also its author.
  • Another Daniel is mentioned in Ezekiel 14:4-20 and 28:3. Unlike the other Daniel, who would have been a younger contemporary of Ezekiel
    Ezekiel
    Ezekiel , "God will strengthen" , is the central protagonist of the Book of Ezekiel in the Hebrew Bible. In Judaism, Christianity and Islam, Ezekiel is acknowledged as a Hebrew prophet...

     and is not known to have had any children, this Daniel is mentioned together with Noah
    Noah
    Noah was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the tenth and last of the antediluvian Patriarchs. The biblical story of Noah is contained in chapters 6–9 of the book of Genesis, where he saves his family and representatives of all animals from the flood by constructing an ark...

     and Job in a list of three sages and fathers who lived centuries before Ezekiel.


Daniel may also refer to:
  • Daniel (name)
    Daniel (name)
    Daniel is a Hebrew masculine given name and a surname. It means, "God is my judge", and derives from two early Biblical figures, primary among them the Prophet Daniel.- Background :...

    , a surname and given name
  • Daniel (Adams novel) Daniel a book first published in 2006 by Richard Adams
    Richard Adams
    Richard Adams was a non-conforming English Presbyterian divine, known as author of sermons and other theological writings.-Life:...

  • Daniel (Mankell novel)
    Daniel (Mankell novel)
    Daniel is a novel by Swedish writer Henning Mankell first published in Swedish in 2000 under the title Vindens son . The English translation by Steven T. Murray was published in September 2010.-Plot:The story is set in 1874...

     Daniel a book first published in 2007 by Henning Mankell
    Henning Mankell
    Henning Mankell is a Swedish crime writer, children's author, leftist activist and dramatist, best known for a series of mystery novels starring his most famous creation, Inspector Kurt Wallander.-Life and career:...

  • Daniel (1983 film)
    Daniel (1983 film)
    Daniel is a 1983 film which was adapted by E. L. Doctorow from his novel The Book of Daniel. It was directed by Sidney Lumet. It was based on the life story of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, who were convicted as spies and executed by the United States government in 1953 for giving nuclear secrets...

    , a film by Sidney Lumet
  • "Daniel" (song)
    Daniel (song)
    "Daniel" was a major hit song by Elton John. It appeared on the 1973 album Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player. It was written by John and his lyricist Bernie Taupin. In the United States the song reached #2 on the pop charts and #1 on the adult contemporary charts for two weeks in the spring...

    , a song by Elton John
  • "Daniel" (Bat for Lashes song)
    Daniel (Bat for Lashes song)
    "Daniel" is the first single from Bat for Lashes' second album Two Suns. It is her best selling single to date, selling over 46,000 copies worldwide. The song was announced as the lead single from Two Suns in January 2009, then released as a digital download single on 1 March 2009, and as a 7"...

    , a song by Bat for Lashes
  • Daniel (Old English poem), an Old English verse adaptation of the Book of Daniel
  • Daniel, a restaurant in New York City named for chef Daniel Boulud
    Daniel Boulud
    Daniel Boulud is a French chef and restaurateur with restaurants in New York City, Palm Beach, Miami, Montreal, Beijing, and Singapore...

    .
  • Daniel (rocket)
    Daniel (rocket)
    Daniel is the designation of a French experimental rocket. It consists of 3 stages and was launched three times between 1959 and 1961 from the Ile de Levant. The Daniel reached a maximum height of 130 km and had a takeoff weight of 1000 kg, a diameter of 0.40 m and a length of 8.40 m...

    , a French experimental rocket
  • Daniel, Utah
    Daniel, Utah
    Daniel is a town in Wasatch County, Utah, United States. The population was 770 at the 2000 census, at which time it was a census-designated place . Daniel incorporated as a town in February 2006...

    , a Census-designated place in Utah
  • Daniel, Wyoming
    Daniel, Wyoming
    -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 89 people, 41 households, and 27 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 16.3 people per square mile . There were 52 housing units at an average density of 9.5/sq mi...

    , a Census-designated place in Wyoming
  • Daniel, Greater Poland Voivodeship
    Daniel, Greater Poland Voivodeship
    Daniel is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szczytniki, within Kalisz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Kalisz and south-east of the regional capital Poznań....

    , a village in west-central Poland
  • Daniele, Greater Poland Voivodeship
    Daniele, Greater Poland Voivodeship
    Daniele is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Obrzycko, within Szamotuły County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.-References:...

    , a village in west-central Poland
  • Daniel "Dan" Kuso, the main protagonist of the series Bakugan: New Vestroia

See also

  • Daniell
  • Dan
  • Danny
  • Dani
  • Daniels
  • Daniel Deronda
    Daniel Deronda
    Daniel Deronda is a novel by George Eliot, first published in 1876. It was the last novel she completed and the only one set in the contemporary Victorian society of her day...

    , a novel by George Eliot
  • Daniel Half-Human, by David Chotjewitz
    David Chotjewitz
    David Chotjewitz is a German writer and theatre director who lives in Hamburg.- Life :In 1967, his family moved to Rome, where Chotjewitz grew up until 1973. He attended the Italian primary school and later the German school of Rome. In 1973, he moved with his parents and brother to the small...

  • The Book of Daniel (novel)
    The Book of Daniel (novel)
    The Book of Daniel is semi-historical novel by E. L. Doctorow, loosely based on the trial and execution of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg...

    , by E. L. Doctorow
  • The Book of Daniel (TV series)
    The Book of Daniel (TV series)
    The Book of Daniel is a television series broadcast on NBC. The network promoted it as a serious drama about Christians and the Christian faith, but it was controversial with some Christians. The show had been proposed for NBC's 2005 fall line-up, but was rescheduled as a 2006 midseason replacement...

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