A BIBLE "ERROR."

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Jul 24, 1893

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 19, No. 37.

A FEW years ago the enemies of the Bible were certain that they had found an historical mistake in Daniel, fifth chapter, the first verse of which informs us that Belshazzar was king when the city was taken by Cyrus. Secular history asserted that Nabonidus was king, that he was defeated on the plain outside the walls, retreated to Borsippa, his life was spared, and he was given a little province in Carmania. All this seemed to contradict the biblical record until Colonel Rawlinson discovered from a Babylonian tablet that Nabonidus associated with him on the throne, with truly royal dignity, his son Belshazzar, who, it is evident, commanded the forces within the walls, while his father sallied forth to attack the enemy on the plain. This also explains why Daniel was promised the third place in the kingdom. Since Rawlinson's discovery, infidels have been silent on the subject

of this “egregious blunder.” The Bible can afford to wait. It just sits and conquers.—The Defense.