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Daniel 7:6 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Daniel 7:6 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Daniel chapter 7 verse 6 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“After this I beheld , and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.”
Daniel 7:6 (KJV)
Commentary on Daniel 7:6
The third beast "like a leopard" with "four wings of a fowl" and "four heads" represents Greece under Alexander the Great. The leopard symbolizes swiftness and agility, while four wings (double the first beast's two) emphasize unprecedented speed of conquest. Alexander conquered the known world from Greece to India in merely twelve years (334-323 BC), fulfilling this imagery of extraordinary rapid expansion. The "four heads" prophesy the empire's division after Alexander's death among his four generals (Cassander, Lysimachus, Seleucus, Ptolemy).The phrase "dominion was given to it" emphasizes ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Daniel 7:6
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“and his feet were like those of a bear”
“who shall rule with great dominion”
“behold”
“which shall bear rule over all the earth.”
“Thus says the Lord Yahweh: A great eagle with great wings and long feathers”
“I will lurk by the path.”
“Do you know why I have come to you? Now I will return to fight with the prince of Persia. When I go forth, behold, the prince of Greece shall come.,Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come., וַיֹּאמֶר הֲיָדַעְתָּ לָמָּה־בָּאתִי אֵלֶיךָ וְעַתָּה אָשׁוּב לְהִלָּחֵם עִם־שַׂר פָּרָס וַאֲנִי יוֹצֵא וְהִנֵּה שַׂר־יָוָן בָּא׃ ,Then said he: Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia; and when I go forth, lo, the prince of Greece shall come.,καὶ εἶπεν πρός με γινώσκεις τί ἦλθον πρὸς σέ καὶ νῦν ἐπιστρέψω διαμάχεσθαι μετὰ τοῦ στρατηγοῦ βασιλέως τῶν περσῶν καὶ ἐγὼ ἐξεπορευόμην καὶ ἰδοὺ στρατηγὸς ἑλλήνων εἰσεπορεύετο,And he said, Knowest thou, wherefore I am come to thee? and now I will return to fight with the prince of the Persians: and I was going in, and the prince of the Greeks came.,,,,”
“that had the two horns”
“and had eagle's wings: I saw until the wings of it were plucked”