“Then the king ordered …, to bring in some Israelites …
Daniel 1:3,4
Intr.:
– young men
- without any physical defect,
- handsome,
- showing aptitude for every kind of learning,
- well informed,
- quick to understand, and
- qualified to serve in the king’s palace.
End:
He was to teach them the language and literature of the Babylonians.”