Divrei Yosippon — Sefer Yosippon — Chapter 5: Dani’el, Bel, and the Dragon

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5:1

In Bavel, Dani’el refuses to treat the image Bel as a living elohim and exposes the priests who secretly consume the food attributed to the idol.

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5:2

Ash placed upon the floor reveals the hidden footprints by which priests and households entered through concealed doors.

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5:3

Bel’s cult is discredited and its sanctuary destroyed.

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5:4

Dani’el also confronts a living serpent or dragon revered by the Babylonians; rather than worship it, he destroys it through a prepared substance involving pitch/fat and other materials.

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5:5

The enraged population again demands Dani’el’s death, but he is preserved. This chapter likewise belongs to the Daniel expansion missing from some early witnesses.

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