Meshach
There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of
the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego;
these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy
gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up....
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Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abednego, over the affairs of the province of
Babylon: but Daniel [sat] in the gate of the king....
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[Then] Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed [be] the God of
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and
delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed
the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not
serve nor worship any god, except their own God....
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In the Biblical book of Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, and
Abednego (sometimes referred to collectively as The Three
Young Men[citation needed]) were three young men from Judah
brought into the court of King Nebuchadnezzar II during the
first deportation of the Israelites[1]. Their Hebraic names
were Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah (respectively). ...
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me'-shak (meshakh): Possibly the Sumerian form of the
Babylonian Cil-Asharidu, "the shadow of the prince," just as
Shadrach probably means "the servant of Sin," and Abednego the
"servant of Ishtar." Meshach was one of the three Hebrew
companions of Daniel, whose history is given in the first
chapters of the Book of Daniel.
See, further, under ...
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-A name given by the chief eunuch to Mishael, one of the three
Hebrew young men
Da 1:7; 2:49; 3:12-30...
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(guest of a king), the name given to Mishael, one of the
companions of Daniel, who with three others was taught, Da 1:4
and qualified to "stand before" King Nebuchadnezzar, Da 1:5 as
his personal attendants and advisers. Da 1:20 But
notwithstanding their Chaldeans education, these three young
Hebrews were strongly attached to the religion of t...
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the title given to Mishael, one of the three Hebrew youths who
were under training at the Babylonian court for the
rank of Magi
(Dan. 1:7; 2:49; 3:12-30). This was probably the name
of some
Chaldean god....
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