The book of Daniel records the life and visions of the man of the same name, a Judean born into a noble family during the latter part of the seventh century B.C. He was taken into exile in Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar in 605 B.C., while still a young man, and spent his whole life in exile, though he did live long enough to see the promised return of the exiles to Judah begin to take place in the days of Cyrus, almost seventy years later (Dan. 6:28). During his lifetime, many of his