Ancient of Days
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Ancient of Days is a biblical title depicting God as the eternal, sovereign judge who exists from everlasting to everlasting.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| El Elyon | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical title
ⓘ
divine epithet ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Daniel 7:13
ⓘ
Daniel 7:22 ⓘ Daniel 7:9 ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
books of judgment
ⓘ
heavenly court ⓘ throne of judgment ⓘ |
| associatedFigure | Son of Man ⓘ |
| attributeExpressed |
divine judgment
ⓘ
eternity of God ⓘ pre-existence of God ⓘ sovereignty of God ⓘ |
| category |
Hebrew Bible words and phrases
ⓘ
Titles of God in the Bible ⓘ |
| iconographicTheme |
fiery throne
ⓘ
river of fire ⓘ white hair ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin |
Aramaic
ⓘ
surface form:
Biblical Aramaic
|
| meaning |
Ancient One
ⓘ
Ancient of Days self-link ⓘ One advanced in days ⓘ |
| originalForm | עַתִּיק יוֹמִין ⓘ |
| primarySource | Book of Daniel ⓘ |
| refersTo |
God
ⓘ
the Father ⓘ
surface form:
God the Father
|
| relatedDoctrine |
divine eternity
ⓘ
immutability of God ⓘ omnipotence of God ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| role |
cosmic judge
ⓘ
sovereign ruler ⓘ |
| scripturalContext |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| symbolizes |
divine wisdom
ⓘ
timeless existence ⓘ ultimate authority ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
divine kingship
ⓘ
eschatological judgment ⓘ Kingdom of God ⓘ
surface form:
kingdom of God
|
| transliteration | ‘attiq yomin ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Christian theology
ⓘ
Jewish liturgy ⓘ |
| visionContext | apocalyptic vision ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
God the Father