Bible Dictionaries
Den
Easton's Bible Dictionary
A lair of wild beasts (Psalm 10:9; 104:22; Job 37:8 ); the hole of a venomous reptile (Isaiah 11:8 ); a recess for secrecy "in dens and caves of the earth" (Hebrews 11:38 ); a resort of thieves (Matthew 21:13; Mark 11:17 ). Daniel was cast into "the den of lions" (Daniel 6:16,17 ). Some recent discoveries among the ruins of Babylon have brought to light the fact that the practice of punishing offenders against the law by throwing them into a den of lions was common. Copyright Statement
These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
Bibliography Information
Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Den'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/d/den.html. 1897.