Poetry · Character
Belshazzar
Babylonian king who sees the handwriting on the wall.
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First appearance: moses
Belshazzar shows up with force in The Jewish Grandfather’s Story. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The king who saw the writing on the wall and was slain that night.
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- Closing
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