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Hananiah

one of the three young men

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What the Bible says

Daniel 1:6-7

6Now there were among them of the children of Juda, Daniel, Ananias, Misael, and Azarias. 7And the master of the eunuchs gave them names: to Daniel, Baltassar: to Ananias, Sidrach: to Misael, Misach: and to Azarias, Abdenago.

Daniel 1:12-17

12Try, I beseech thee, thy servants for ten days, and let pulse be given us to eat, and water to drink: 13And look upon our faces, and the faces of the children that eat of the king’s meat: and as thou shalt see, deal with thy servants. 14And when he had heard these words, he tried them for ten days. 15And after ten days their faces appeared fairer and fatter than all the children that ate of the king’s meat. 16So Malasar took their portions, and the wine that they should drink: and he gave them pulse. 17And to these children God gave knowledge, and understanding in every book, and wisdom: but to Daniel the understanding also of all visions and dreams.

Daniel 3:18-23; Daniel 3:49-50

18But if he will not, be it known to thee, O king, that we will not worship thy gods, nor adore the golden statue which thou hast set up. 19Then was Nabuchodonosor filled with fury: and the countenance of his face was changed against Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago, and he commanded that the furnace should be heated seven times more than it had been accustomed to be heated. 20And he commanded the strongest men that were in his army, to bind the feet of Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago, and to cast them into the furnace of burning fire. 21And immediately these men were bound and were cast into the furnace of burning fire, with their coats, and their caps, and their shoes, and their garments. 22For the king’s commandment was urgent, and the furnace was heated exceedingly. And the flame of the fire slew those men that had cast in Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago. 23But these three men, that is, Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago, fell down bound in the midst of the furnace of burning fire.

Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.

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