Belshazzar
[bɛl'ʃæzɚ]
Definition
(noun.) (Old Testament) Babylonian general and son of Nebuchadnezzar II; according to the Old Testament he was warned of his doom by divine handwriting on the wall that was interpreted by Daniel (6th century BC).
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Examples
- He defeated the Babylonian army, under Belshazzar, outside Babylon, and then laid siege to the town. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Belshazzar, the son of the last Babylonian king, dealt in wool on a considerable scale. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
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