Ulai river from book of daniel

And i was by the river of ulai this river flowed by the city of shushan, or susa, and fell into the united stream of the tigris and the euphrates. Josephus connected him with the city of ecbatana in media antiquitates 10. The ulai is the river eulaeus, and is mentioned in connection with susa in the inscription cited above. Oct 23, 2019 daniel further specifies that he was beside the ulai canal. In the third year of the reign of king belshazzar a vision appeared to me. Daniel chapter 8 shows us yet another vision god gave daniel. Second, daniel heard a voice from the ulai river call out to gabriel telling him to instruct daniel in the meaning of the vision. In this vision i was at the fortress of susa, in the province of elam, standing beside the ulai river. Its becoming the consensus we are watching the prophecy of. Daniel in the city of susa crossroads bible church. In the vision, daniel saw himself in shushan susa dan 8. It has been generally identified with the eulaeus of the greek and roman geographers, a large stream in the immediate neighborhood of that city.

Susa was the winter residence for the persian kings. The two babylon and two israel of god the gospel of jesus christ ministry. The river appears in reliefs of ashurbanipals assault on susa in. The setting of the book is in babylon, with one of its visions in shushan by the river ulai. And i heard a mans voice between the banks of ulai see the notes at daniel 8. It had two long horns, but one horn was longer and newer than the other. Ulai biblical definition of ulai in faussets bible dictionary bible. Jan 19, 2017 daniel is giving us some very specific information. His third year, in which this vision was given, would consequently be 538. Josephus says l1, that daniel had this vision in the plain of susa, the metropolis of persia, as he went out with his friends, that is, out of the city. Sermons from daniel the vision of the ram and the goat 8. The tomb of daniel in shushan overlooking the river ulai.

The karun river is east of shushan and is the only navigable river in iran which empties into the euphrates river. Ulai is a river in khuzestan province, iran ancient susiana that rises in the zagros mountains, and passes west of shush ancient susa, eventually falling in ancient. This was because the river ulai was the boundary of the kingdom of elam. I saw in the vision, and it so happened while i was looking, that i was in shushan, the citadel, which is in the province of elam. In the third year of balshazzars kingdom, a vision appeared to mei, danielafter what had appeared. It was also here where daniel was living, after cyrus darius i the great conquered babylon, in the palace of the kings that was built overlooking the river of ulai daniel 8. Within the vision daniel was by the river of ulai which is known today as the karun river, see. This is why daniel was living here before the arrival of cyrus the great and the fall of the city of babylon and continued to live here afterwards. Looking across the river, he sees a ram poised on the far bank. A river which, running through the province of elam, flowed through shushan or susa. Daniel chapter 8 explained discover books of the bible.

History records that the persians considered a ram with sharp, pointed horns to be their guardian spirit, and the king bore the head of a ram instead. Lesson 5 by the river ulai eternal truth ministries. This is the same as the river euleus, which divided shushan or susiana from elymais. First, daniel tells us his location where he experienced the vision and that was shushan being the city of susa in iran of today. Ulai smiths bible dictionary bible dictionary christianity.

Daniel prophecy lesson 5 daniel 8 revelation bible study. Daniels vision of a ram and goat 1 during the third year of king belshazzars reign, i, daniel, saw another vision, following the one that had already appeared to me. The river beside which daniel received his vision of the twohorned ram and the hegoat dan 8. Ulai was the hebrew name for a river near the city of susa.

A river near shushan, by the banks of which daniel saw the vision of the ram and the he goat daniel 8. In the vision i suddenly found myself in the walled city of susa in the province of elam. One of the horns was longer than the other, even though it. The word translated grecia in the book of daniel is the name yavan javan, the name of a son of joktan, and of the race ionians, i. I was standing by the river ulai, 3 and there beside the river i saw a ram that had two long horns, one of which was longer and newer than the other. When and where was daniel give n a deeper insight into coming events. So, gabriel proceeded to name the kingdoms that were depicted in the vision of the ram and the hegoat. It is the only old testament book using the word messiah 9. Possibly he may have dwelt there subsequently, and died there. Benjamin of tudela, who visited the city of sus in. Whether daniel was in shushan in reality or in a visionary way is not clear. Contextual overview 1 during the third year of king belshazzars reign, i, daniel, saw another vision, following the one that had already appeared to me. The river ulai is the kerkhah river, which flowed by susa and together with the tigris and euphrates rivers flow into the persian gulf.

It was when it was the capital of a province that it was visited by daniel, and that he saw the vision there. Daniel 8 good news translation gnt daniel s vision of a ram and a goat. In vision daniel finds himself in the capital city of susa, standing by the river ulai. Contextual overview 1 during the third year of king belshazzars rule, i, daniel, saw another vision, which was like the first one. Ulai or eulaeus was a river east of susa in persia. I was standing by the ulai canal 3 when i looked up and saw a male sheep standing beside the canal. In 324 bc alexander the great returned there after his conquests and set up his headquarters. Bruce and william barclay abingdon press is full of modernistic thought and historicalcritical discussion and specifically in the volume dealing with daniel, the book of daniel is said to have been written after the fulfillment of the events prophesied therein. A commentary on the book of daniel by cooper abrams. Karkheh or karkhen is a river in khuzestan province andimeshk city, iran ancient susiana.

There is a strong enmity between the greeks christian orthodox and the turks muslims that goes back to the conquest of constantinople istanbul and the rise of the ottoman empire. Now, if you consult nearly any commentary on the book of daniel. Daniel records that this is his second vision, also coming during the reign of king belshazzar. The word ubal, here used for river, is an unusual one. The various parts of the book of daniel, such as his vision by the river of ulai, is crossreferenced with the new testament. And i heard the voice of a man between the banks of ulai, and he called out. Like other prophetic beasts it has interesting attributes print info. Jan 28, 2021 15 and it came to pass, when i, even i daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man. He was beside the ulai canal in susa which is modernday shush in iran. I was standing by the ulai river, and there beside the river i saw a ram that had two long horns, one of which was longer and newer than the other. Daniel sees a ram come up to the river which had two horns. What does ulai mean definition of ulai word finder. Christ stood on the waters of the river, daniel 12.

Daniel is the second of two old testament books written in babylon. The book of daniel is unsealing middle east and prophecy. The river is mentioned in the bible, book of daniel 8. In the muslim tradition, which is shared by the jews of persia, danial is said to have been buried between sustar and dezful see iii, below, close to the river savur, an affluent of the karun, the latter supposedly to be identified as the biblical river ulai daniel 8. Some older versions take this to be the ulai river kjv, but the word uval, is not the normal word for a river nahar. Daniel 8 gnt daniels vision of a ram and a goat bible. Daniel s vision by the tigris 3 i ate no rich food, no meat or wine entered my mouth, and i did not anoint myself with oil until the three weeks were completed. Sermons from daniel the vision of the ram and the goat. Critics have real problems with scripture passages like these because they do not believe in prophecy. When this commentary was written at the end of the 19th century it was felt by some biblical scholars that the book of daniel predicts the arrival of jesus christ. Daniel prophecy lesson 5 daniel 8 revelation bible. What daniel seems to be referring to is the now dry canal that separated the royal city at susa from the lower city. In the province of elam western persia, modern day iran b.