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Belshazzar

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Noun

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(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)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Belshazzar

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6th century bc, the son of Nabonidus, coregent of Babylon with his father for eight years: referred to as king and son of Nebuchadnezzar in the Old Testament (Daniel 5:1, 17; 8:1); described as having received a divine message of doom written on a wall at a banquet (Belshazzar's Feast)

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Belshazzar

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noun
Bible
the last king of Babylon, who was warned of defeat by the handwriting on the wall: Dan. 5

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Belshazzar

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Babylonian prince. In the Bible he is described as the last king of Babylon, who was warned of his doom by handwriting on the palace wall.

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