<Dd> C' . Daniel's opponents sentenced to death (v. 24) </Dd> <Dd> B' . Darius's edict and doxology (v. 25 - 27) </Dd> <Dd> A' . Conclusion: Daniel's success (v. 28) </Dd> <P> According to Josippon, "the beasts in the den received Daniel as faithful dogs might receive their returning master, wagging their tails and licking him ." The Midrash Tehillim says that "the mouth of the den was closed with a huge stone, which had rolled of itself from Palestine to Babylon for that purpose" and that "upon this stone sat an angel in the shape of a lion, so that Daniel's enemies might not harass him ." </P>

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