Is there a mention in the bible of Alexander the Great as "he-goat", and if so,where is it ?

nathanscoleman

No, not explicitly stated as such. Many scholars interpret Daniel chapter 8's description of a male goat as referring to Alexander. Specifically verses 21 & 22 say that the he-goat refers to the "king of Greece". They also speak of the "great horn" representing the first king that was broken into four horns of lesser strength. Upon Alexander's death, four prominent generals fought over the empire that he had established, splitting the Macedonian empire into four lesser kingdoms. Interesting. Jun 11 11, 4:37 PM

star_gazer

Alexander was the son of King Philip II of Macedon. In 336 B.C., at age 20, he assumed command of the Greek army. After putting down a rebellion in Greece, he began an eastward military campaign that quickly made him the ruler of the earth from Greece to India, where, according to some accounts, he sat down and wept because he had "run out of world to conquer." After he died suddenly at age 33, from an unknown illness, Alexander's kingdom was divided up by four of his generals - Syria went to Seleucus, Egypt to Ptolomy. The prophetic book of Daniel was written approximately 250 years before Alexander was born, and yet it describes him in amazing detail, from his death at a young age, to his being succeeded by four of his generals. The Bible prophecy about Alexander, centuries ahead of time: Jun 11 11, 4:46 PM

star_gazer

"In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar a vision appeared to me, Daniel, after that which appeared to me at the first. And I saw in the vision; and when I saw, I was in Susa the capital, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in the vision, and I was at the river Ulai. I raised my eyes and saw, and behold, a ram standing on the bank of the river. It had two horns; and both horns were high, but one was higher than the other, and the higher one came up last. I saw the ram charging westward and northward and southward; no beast could stand before him, and there was no one who could rescue from his power; he did as he pleased and magnified himself." "As I was considering, behold, a he-goat came from the west across the face of the whole earth, without touching the ground; and the goat had a conspicuous horn between his eyes. He came to the ram with the two horns, which I had seen standing on the bank of the river, and he ran at him in his mighty wrath. I saw him come close to the ram, and he was enraged against him and struck the ram and broke his two horns; and the ram had no power to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground and trampled upon him; and there was no one who could rescue the ram from his power. Then the he-goat magnified himself exceedingly; but when he was strong, the great horn was broken, and instead of it there came up four conspicuous horns toward the four winds of heaven." (Daniel 8:1-8 RSV) http://www.keyway.ca/htm2000/20000326.htm Jun 11 11, 4:46 PM