Abednego

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Abednego is a biblical figure from the Book of Daniel, known as one of three Jewish youths miraculously saved from King Nebuchadnezzar’s fiery furnace for refusing to worship a golden idol.

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Abednego canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Book of Daniel character
Hebrew Bible person
biblical figure
accompaniedBy Meshach
Shadrach
alsoKnownAs Azariah
Azarias
appearsInBiblicalChapter Daniel 1
Daniel 2
Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Holy Children
surface form: Daniel 3

Daniel 3:12–30
appearsInBook Book of Daniel
associatedDeityInName Nebo
associatedWithEvent story of the fiery furnace
canonicalStatus figure in the Ketuvim (Writings)
captivityContext Babylonian exile
condemnedBy Nebuchadnezzar II
surface form: King Nebuchadnezzar II
educationContext training in the court of Babylon
ethnicity Hebrew
groupOf three Hebrew youths
hasHebrewName Azariah
knownFor deliverance from the fiery furnace
faithfulness to the God of Israel
refusal to worship the golden image
languageOfText Aramaic
surface form: Biblical Aramaic
liturgicalCommemoration various Christian traditions
miracleExperienced survival in the fiery furnace
moralTheme obedience to God over earthly rulers
nameInHebrewBible עֲבֵד־נְגוֹ
nameMeaning servant of Nebo
nationality Jewish
observed Jewish dietary laws
refused king’s food and wine
roleInNarrative companion of Daniel’s friends
savedBy YHWH
surface form: God of Israel
scripturalTradition Christian
Jewish
scriptureCollection Bible
surface form: Old Testament

Tanakh
servedIn House of Nebuchadnezzar
surface form: Babylonian royal court
servedUnderKing Nebuchadnezzar II
symbolizes resistance to idolatry
steadfast faith under persecution
takenFrom Judah
takenTo Babylon
thrownInto fiery furnace
tribalAffiliation Yehuda
surface form: Judah
veneratedIn Christianity
Judaism

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