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• 71 · Old Testament
• 71P · the story of the prophet Daniel; his visions and prophecies
• 71P1 · Daniel and King Nebuchadnezzar

71P13 · the story of the three Hebrews in the fiery furnace (Daniel 3)

• 71P131 · King Nebuchadnezzar has a golden statue made and erected outside Babylon in the plain of Dura
• 71P132 · the dedication of the golden statue: in the presence of King Nebuchadnezzar, trumpets are blown and all the people surrounding the image fall on their knees
• 71P133 · after the furnace has been heated seven times more, the three Hebrews are bound and thrown into the fire; their executioners are burnt by the flames
• 71P134 · to his astonishment King Nebuchadnezzar sees four men (one of them usually represented as an angel) in the furnace; the king commands them to come forth
• 71P135 · Shadrach, Mesach and Abed-nego are examined: they prove to be unharmed by the fire, whereupon King Nebuchadnezzar decrees that no one may criticize them