Daniel's Pit at Babylon
جُبّ دانيال ببابل
The pit at Babylon into which Nebuchadnezzar cast Daniel with two lions; in the tale a prophet of Israel came by God's command to draw him out, the lions pacing at his right and left until he sent them back 1.
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The pit into which Nebuchadnezzar threw Daniel, and to which he had two lions brought. 2
In the story that Ibn Fadl Allah al-Umari transmits, a prophet of the Children of Israel came to it by God's command and brought him out. The two lions walked at his right and left until he ordered them to go back. 2
The story is a tale in the source; an additional source is needed.
Sources
- Masalik al-absar fi mamalik al-amsar — al-Umari (1924 printing), p. 232
- Masalik al-absar fi mamalik al-amsar — al-Umari (1924 printing), p.232
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