Daniel and the Exiles in Babylon

Stop 1 of 6

Jerusalem — the first deportation

Nebuchadnezzar carries off the vessels of the Temple and some young men of royal blood, "without blemish and skilful in all wisdom". Even their names are changed: Daniel becomes Belteshazzar.

Readings for this stop

• Daniel 1, 1-7

1. 1Jerusalem — the first deportation
2. 2Babylon — the king’s table and the statue
3. 3The plain of Dura — the furnace
4. 4Babylon — the writing and the den
5. 5Susa — the vision by the Ulai
6. 6The Tigris — the man clothed in linen