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Melzar in the Bible.

Probably a Persian word meaning master of wine, i.e., chief butler; the title of an officer at the Babylonian court who had charge of the diet of the Hebrew youths. The King James Version names Melzar in 2 verses, from Daniel 1:11 to Daniel 1:16.

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Who Melzar was.

Probably a Persian word meaning master of wine, i.e., chief butler; the title of an officer at the Babylonian court (Dan. 1:11, 16) who had charge of the diet of the Hebrew youths.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

All 2 verses that name Melzar.

Daniel 2

  • Daniel 1:11Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
  • Daniel 1:16Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.

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Who was Melzar in the Bible?

Probably a Persian word meaning master of wine, i.e., chief butler; the title of an officer at the Babylonian court who had charge of the diet of the Hebrew youths. The King James Version names Melzar in 2 verses, from Daniel 1:11 to Daniel 1:16.

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