Daniel 6:17
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A stone was brought, and laid on the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that nothing might be changed concerning Daniel.
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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageJerusalem was Judah’s covenant capital and the site of the temple, lying far west of Babylon in the Persian Empire. Though Daniel 6:17 describes his sealed confinement in Babylon, Daniel’s earlier prayer toward Jerusalem expresses his continuing trust in the God who had chosen that city for his name.
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Daniel 6:17 mentions Jerusalem.
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