Summary
Date: 135 B.C.E.
Bel and the Dragon is included in the book of Daniel in all of the ancient Christian Old Testaments. In both Bel and Daniel 6, Daniel is thrown into a lion's den and emerges unharmed. Daniel promises to slay a Babylonian dragon without the aid of a sword, and does so by baking pitch, fat, and hair to make cakes that kill the dragon on consumption.