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.

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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)

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El epithet Ancient of Days
this entity surface form: El Elyon
the Father hasTitle Ancient of Days
subject surface form: God the Father
Ancient of Days meaning Ancient of Days self-link
Book of Daniel symbolism Ancient of Days