Once the young Hebrew boys were in the court they were instructed in the ways of Babylonian culture, custom, religious worship and speech. Daniel and his companions came from noble families and they were chosen by some Babylonians to serve in the court of king Nebuchadnezzar. These three youths would be known as Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. When he was a little boy he was taken captive with three of his friends back to Babylon. Daniel lived during the time period that Judah went into exile around the 6th century BC which is where he appears on the Biblical Timeline.
Daniel is considered a major prophet by Biblical scholars and the reason why he is of such importance is because there is a great deal of information about him in God‘s word.
