du'-ra (dura'): The name of the plain on which Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, set up the great golden image which all his subjects were ordered to worship (Daniel 3:1).

The Plain of Dura is a geographical location mentioned in the Book of Daniel in the Old Testament. It is most notably referenced in the context of King Nebuchadnezzar's reign over the Babylonian Empire.

Jan 1, 2008 · The image of gold is described as being sixty cubits (90 ft.) high and six cubits (9 ft.) broad, a very impressive sight erected in the plain of Dura.

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DURA dōōr’ ə, PLAIN OF (Aram. בִקְעַ֣ת דּוּרָ֔א, plain of Dura). A plain somewhere in the province of ancient Babylon, in which King Nebuchadnezzar erected his golden image, referred to only in Daniel 3:1 in the OT.

DURA. du'-ra (dura'): The name of the plain on which Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, set up the great golden image which all his subjects were ordered to worship . Oppert placed it to the Southeast of Babylon, near a small river and mounds bearing the name of Douair or Duair, where, also, was what seemed to be the base of a great statue (Exped ...

The primary biblical reference to Dura is found in Daniel 3:1: "King Nebuchadnezzar made a golden statue, sixty cubits high and six cubits wide, and he set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon."

Du'ra. (a circle). The plain where Nebuchadnezzar set up the golden image, Dan 3:1, has been sometimes identified with a tract a little below Tekrit, on the left bank of the Tigris, where the name Dur is still found.

M. Oppert places the plain (or, as he calls it, the "valley") of Dura to the south-east of Babylon, in the vicinity of the mound of Dowair or Duair. He has discovered on this site the pedestal of a colossal statue, and regards the modern name as a corruption of the ancient appellation.

One such site, often overlooked, is the plain of Dura, a location mentioned in the Book of Daniel (3:1). While the precise geographic location remains uncertain, Dura offers profound insight into the historical and theological narratives of the Bible.