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The Writing on the Wall: Belshazzar and Darius the Mede

Daniel 5 calls Belshazzar "king" and "son of Nebuchadnezzar," but cuneiform records show he was a crown prince whose father was Nabonidus — is this a historical error, a theological title, or something else?

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The Writing on the Wall: Belshazzar and Darius the Mede

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