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The account in EVERYBODY's BIBLE is one night, yes.
There is another account in the "Greek only" part of Daniel wherein Daniel is in the den for a whole week, and the prophet Habakkuk is transported by an angel to bring Daniel food. Habakkuk was about a century earlier than the lion's den escapade. The commentary notes in the Orthodox Study Bible say that Habakkuk was raised from the dead to bring this food to Daniel.
The Deuterocanonical/Apocryphal parts of Daniel have this "whole week" account of Daniel in the lion's den, Orthodox and I believe Catholic bibles have it as well. I don't see how both can be true, I think Daniel was only in for one night.
The apocryphal accounts are not accurate. That's why they are called apocrypha... meaning literally "taken away".The account in EVERYBODY's BIBLE is one night, yes.
There is another account in the "Greek only" part of Daniel wherein Daniel is in the den for a whole week, and the prophet Habakkuk is transported by an angel to bring Daniel food. Habakkuk was about a century earlier than the lion's den escapade. The commentary notes in the Orthodox Study Bible say that Habakkuk was raised from the dead to bring this food to Daniel.
The Deuterocanonical/Apocryphal parts of Daniel have this "whole week" account of Daniel in the lion's den, Orthodox and I believe Catholic bibles have it as well. I don't see how both can be true, I think Daniel was only in for one night.
I have heard things similar to this but never thought to give them enough validity to speak about them. I have also heard a story that Abraham was another man who went through a fiery furnace like shadrach, meshach and abednego did...is it true? Who knows? It could be. Abraham sure did have a lot of faith in God, we do know that.
And scripture says that if everything that Jesus did was written in books, that it would fill the world with books. So it stands to reason that other Patriarchs also had many more adventures than are recorded in our canonized scripture also...
I dunno. All I know is I was born into a lions' den and have been in one my whole life. I hope to be out before I die.Yes, it's a trick question.
I have also heard a story that Abraham was another man who went through a fiery furnace like shadrach, meshach and abednego did...is it true?
He wasn’t another man, it was Abram himself.
Nimrod had him thrown in there because he found out that Abram smashed his father’s idols.
After this he fled to stay with Noah, as the story goes.
It’s in the book of Jasher.
Here is the genealogy from Shem, Noah’s son, to Abram.
This is the genealogy of Shem: Shem was one hundred years old, and begot Arphaxad two years after the flood. After he begot Arphaxad, Shem lived five hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.
Arphaxad lived thirty-five years, and begot Salah. After he begot Salah, Arphaxad lived four hundred and three years, and begot sons and daughters.
Salah lived thirty years, and begot Eber. After he begot Eber, Salah lived four hundred and three years, and begot sons and daughters.
Eber lived thirty-four years, and begot Peleg. After he begot Peleg, Eber lived four hundred and thirty years, and begot sons and daughters.
Peleg lived thirty years, and begot Reu. After he begot Reu, Peleg lived two hundred and nine years, and begot sons and daughters.
Reu lived thirty-two years, and begot Serug. After he begot Serug, Reu lived two hundred and seven years, and begot sons and daughters.
Serug lived thirty years, and begot Nahor. After he begot Nahor, Serug lived two hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.
Nahor lived twenty-nine years, and begot Terah. After he begot Terah, Nahor lived one hundred and nineteen years, and begot sons and daughters.
Now Terah lived seventy years, and begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Genesis 11:10-26
JLB
I meant Abram himself. I meant, another man on earth in addition to the three that everyone already knows about. And it was Abram, and I had never heard that before...before I read Jasher that is. Sorry if I was too vague!