1. The Captain of Nebuchadnezzar's
guard was Arioch
According to the Bible, more precisely Daniel 2:14, Arioch as the captain of
the guard was in charge of ending the lives of the wise men of Babylon. This
was stopped by Daniel and he had a discussion with Arioch in which he asked to
be taken to the King where he could explain why the killing was
stopped
2. The governor of Babylon was Darius
According to the book of Daniel, he was the ruler of Babylon in the time
between Belshazzar and Cyrus the Great. Although he is a known Biblical
character, there is no historical evidence of him being a ruler between these
two kings and it is understood that he was a literary figure more than a
historical one
3. Angel sent to answer Daniel's prayer was Gabriel
This is also seen in the Book of Daniel, more precisely in Daniel 9:1-27.
Gabriel was unexpected since Daniel didn’t know that an angel would come down
to help him. He helped Daniel interpret his visions and show what would happen
to the people of Israel regarding their return home after a long
period of captivity
4. The King of the Persian empire was Cyrus
Cyrus was an important King for the Jewish people because it was under his rule
that the people of Israel were allowed to return home after 70 years of
captivity. The stories of Cyrus and his behavior towards the Jewish people are
mentioned by various sources in the bible such as Daniel and Isaiah and
many
others
5. Archangel who was sent to help Gabriel in warfare was
Michael
Basically, according to Daniel 10:13, the Prince of Persia
was blocking the path for twenty one days and without help there was no way to
go through him. After prayer, Michael was sent to help and Michael was in
charge of dealing with the Prince of Persia. Michael was also the leader of the
divine armies.
6. Wicked spiritual principality over Persia was due to the
Prince of Persia.
Although the Prince of Persia is not mentioned by name as someone historical,
it was believed that behind some powerful leaders stood Demons or evil angels
who were up to no good and such was the case with the Prince of Persia. There
are some people whose identity is tied to Prince of Persia but it is not
mentioned nor confirmed.
7. The Prophet who wrote of the seventy-year captivity was
Jeremiah
Jeremiah was one of the four great prophets of the Hebrew people, others being
Isaiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel. He is most known for the description of the
seventy year captivity that the Jewish people had to suffer due to the kingdom
of Babylon. Much of his writing is also found in the Christian bible under old
canon.
8. Powerful evil angel over kingdom of Grecia was Prince of
Grecia
Similarly to the previously mentioned Prince of Persia, there was also a
perceived demon that ruled over Grecia and instructed the leaders of Grecia who
were also not named. Some historical resources claim that his might refer to
Alexander the Great, but it’s not confirmed since these stories are difficult
to place in actual history.
9. Prophet who did not want to preach to Nineveh was Jonah
Jonah was a person who was supposed to be a prophet and preach to Niveneh,
however he did not want to do this and wanted to run away from his sacred duty.
This is when he was eaten by a whale and had to spend time in his stomach, which
is a well-known story from the bible.
