3 Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a ram with two horns standing beside the canal. The horns were long, but one was longer than the other, and the longer one grew up later. 4 I saw the ram charging toward the west and the north and the south. No animal could stand against him, and there was no deliverance from his power. He did as he pleased and became great. 5 As I was contemplating all this, suddenly a goat with a prominent horn between his eyes came out of the west, crossing the surface of the entire earth without touching the ground.
Daniel 8:3–5
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Greek Daniel 8:4–6
4 I saw the ram pushing westward, northward, and southward. No animals could stand before him. There wasn’t anyone who could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and magnified himself. (WEB) 5 As I was considering, behold, a male goat came from the… (WEB)
Daniel 7:7–9
7 After this, as I watched in my vision in the night, suddenly a fourth beast appeared, and it was terrifying—dreadful and extremely strong—with large iron teeth. It devoured and crushed; then it trampled underfoot whatever was left. It was different from all t…
Book of Enoch 90:36–38
36 And I saw that that house was large and broad and very full. (ENO) 37 And I saw that a white bull was born, with large horns, and all the beasts of the field and all the birds of the air feared him and made petition to him all the time. (ENO) 38 And I saw till all their generati… (ENO)
Testament of Naphtali 2:5–7
5 And the two, Levi and Judah, ran, and laid hold of them. (T12) 6 And lo, a bull upon the earth, with two great horns, and an eagle's wings upon its back; and we wished to seize him, but could not. (T12) 7 But Joseph came, and seized him, and ascended up with him on high. (T12)
Book of Enoch 90:8–10
8 And I saw in the vision how the ravens flew upon those lambs and took one of those lambs, and dashed the sheep in pieces and devoured them. (ENO) 9 And I saw till horns grew upon those lambs, and the ravens cast down their horns; and I saw till there sprouted a great… (ENO) 10 … (ENO)
Book of Enoch 89:46–48
46 And it went to it and spake to it alone, and raised it to being a ram, and made it the prince and leader of the sheep; but during all these things those dogs oppressed the sheep. (ENO) 47 And the first ram pursued that second ram, and that second ram arose and fled bef… (ENO)
Greek Daniel 8:8–10
8 The male goat magnified himself exceedingly. When he was strong, the great horn was broken; and instead of it there came up four notable horns toward the four winds of the sky. (WEB) 9 Out of one of them came out a little horn, which grew exceedingly great, toward the… (WEB)
2 Esdras 11:11–13
11 I counted her wings that were near the others, and behold, there were eight of them. (WEB) 12 I saw, and behold, on the right side one wing arose and reigned over all the earth. (WEB) 13 When it reigned, the end of it came, and it disappeared, so that its place appeared no more.… (WEB)
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