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THE STORY OF DANIEL THE PROPHET
Stephen N. Haskell
“But go thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest and stand in thy
lot at the end of the days.” Daniel 12:13.
Arbela, Babylon, Susa, Bactria, and India-all in
the space of eight short years. Having
conquered those who opposed him, he
planned to unite the extensive territory over
which he bore sway. He was an organizer and
diplomat as well as a general. By marrying a
princess of Babylon, and giving several
members of the royal family of Persia in
marriage to his generals, he sought to win the
favor of the conquered races. It was while in
Babylon, directing affairs in that ancient
Eastern capital, that Alexander died, probably
as a result of intemperance and excess. He was
still a young man, but the nations of the world
bowed at his feet.
In following the rapid conquests of
Alexander,-symbolized by the goat which
