Babylon, it addresses concerns regarding the restoration of Israel following the national tragedy of exile. In Daniel 9, Daniel is interceding on behalf of his people by means of corporate confession: “[I] was praying and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel and making my request to the Lord my God for his holy hill” (Dan 9:20) when the angel Gabriel appeared to him. Gabriel tells Daniel that he is hamudoth, beloved of God, and as a result, his prayers were received, and he is granted