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Daniel 8

Daniel 8:20

Gabriel Interprets Daniel’s Vision · Daniel 8:15–27
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Translations

Modern
The two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia.
Traditional
The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia.
Literal
The ram that you saw, owner of the two horns, are the kings of Media and Persia.
Latin
Aries, quem vidisti habere cornua, rex Medorum est atque Persarum.

Interlinear

Hebrew
English
The two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia.

Notes

Daniel 8:20

The smaller horn represents Media, an independent kingdom starting in 670 BC. The larger horn represents Persia, which controlled Media during Cyrus’s reign (see Daniel 7:5).

Daniel 8:19–26

These verses explain the vision from Daniel 8:3–14.

Daniel 8:1–27

This vision builds on the vision in Daniel 7, developing additional symbolism regarding the second and third beasts (Daniel 7:5–6). It describes a small horn that comes from the goat, similar to the "little horn" in Daniel 7:8, 20–25; the "prince" in 9:26–27; and the "despicable person" in 11:21–45.

Events

Places

Media: An ancient kingdom; part of the Persian Empire Persia: An empire that ruled over the exiled Jews

Glossary

Antiochus IV Apocalyptic Book of Daniel Daniel (Person) Horn Medes, Media, Median Persia, Persians Vision, Visions

Topics

Horn: Symbolical Horns of Kings Medo-Persian Kingdom: Illustrated by a Ram with Two Horns Prophets: God Communicated To by Angels Ram: A Sheep: Seen in Daniel's Vision