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Dura

Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature

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Du´ra, the plain in which Nebuchadnezzar set up his golden image (). It is clear from the context that 'the plain of Dura' could be no other than that plain (or some part of it) in which Babylon itself was situated.

 

 

 

 

Bibliography Information
Kitto, John, ed. Entry for 'Dura'. "Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature". https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​kbe/​d/dura.html.
 
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