Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, renamed as Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, the three Jewish men thrown into a fiery furnace by Nebuchadnezzar II (634-565 B.C.), king of Babylon (605-562 B.C.), when they refused to bow down to the king's image, the idol made of gold, according to chapter 3 of the book of Daniel. As the king thinks, they are protected by "The son of God" and preserved from harm. Drawing of Gustave Dore. Engraving by H. Pisan.
Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, renamed as Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, the three Jewish men thrown into a fiery furnace by Nebuchadnezzar II (634-565 B.C.), king of Babylon (605-562 B.C.), when they refused to bow down to the king's image, the idol made of gold, according to chapter 3 of the book of Daniel. As the king thinks, they are protected by "The son of God" and preserved from harm. Drawing of Gustave Dore. Engraving by H. Pisan.