| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| Daniel in the lions’ den |
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| During the captivity of the Jews in Babylon, in the sixth century B.C., the prophet Daniel continued to pray to his God against the express command of the king. As a result, Daniel was thrown into a lions’ den to be devoured. But God sent an angel to protect him, and he emerged miraculously unharmed the next day. | 1 |
| ‡ Daniel’s situation is an image for an impossibly hostile environment. | 2 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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