Les Feldick Bible Study

How tall and wide was Nebuchadnezzar's golden image?

According to Daniel chapter 3, King Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold whose height was threescore cubits and breadth six cubits—roughly 90 feet tall and 9 feet wide. This massive image was erected on the desert sands and all were commanded to worship it.

Les explains that Nebuchadnezzar's dream had only a head of gold, but in chapter 3 he made an entire image of gold. The image was 60 cubits—about 90 feet—high and 6 cubits—about 9 feet—wide. Nebuchadnezzar, filled with his own power, sought to unite all pagan religions in worship of this image of himself, prefiguring the Antichrist's similar demand. He set it on the desert sands and required the whole then-known world to worship it.

Daniel 3:1

Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.

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How big was Nebuchadnezzar's golden image?

Nebuchadnezzar's golden image was 60 cubits—about 90 feet—high and 6 cubits—about 9 feet—wide, with a cubit being about a foot and a half.