Article: `FEET OF CLAY' STANDS TEST OF TIME.(Spotlight)

Byline: Rebecca Jones Rocky Mountain News Staff Writer

Where did the expression feet of clay originate, and what is its meaning?

It comes from the Old Testament, the book of Daniel. Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, has had a puzzling dream. In it, he sees a giant idol with a golden head, breast and arms of silver, belly and thighs of bronze, legs of iron and feet of partly iron and partly clay.

The king wants to know the meaning of the dream, so he summons all the magicians in Babylon. He says he'll kill them all if they can't explain it to him. Fair enough, say the magicians. They'll be happy to interpret the dream for him - if he'll just ...

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