this latter passage is to be dated about five years later than the preceding one. We give the conclusion to be drawn in the words of Keil: “It will in no way appear surprising to us to find that the fame of his righteousness and his wonderful wisdom was so spread abroad among the Jewish exiles that Ezekiel was able to point to him as a bright example of these virtues.” This had to be said to make it apparent that the natural reference that Ezekiel makes to the chief character of the book of Daniel