Daniel (Hebrew: דָּנִיּאֵל), Daniel's name means "He who is judged by God" or "God has thus judged," or, "God (El) is my judge." Also called Belteshazzar, he was a young Jewish prince taken as a prisoner of war by the troops of the Babylonian empire in the midst of the rebellion for Judah's independence. He served King Nebuchadnezzar II and his successors loyally and competently until the...