Daniel 7:1
In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters.
Cross-reference
Daniel 7:7 continues the same vision, detailing the fourth beast — the content of the dream from verse 1.
In Daniel 2:1, Nebuchadnezzar also receives a troubling dream, showing God's pattern of revealing future kingdoms through dreams to both king and prophet.
In Daniel 2:28, Daniel declares that God reveals secrets through dreams—a theological principle that underlies his own vision in 7:1.
In Daniel 2:29, God reveals future events to Nebuchadnezzar in a dream, paralleling how Daniel receives visions of the future in 7:1.
In Daniel 4:5, Nebuchadnezzar experiences a troubling dream with visions on his bed, similar phrasing to Daniel's vision in 7:1 ('visions of my head upon my bed').
Daniel 8:1 dates another vision in Belshazzar's third year; Daniel 7:1 is first year—sequential visions under same king.
In Daniel 4:13, Nebuchadnezzar's dream uses the same phrase 'visions of my head upon my bed' found here, linking the two accounts.
Daniel 5:1 introduces Belshazzar's feast; Daniel 7:1 dates Daniel's vision to Belshazzar's first year, same king.
Daniel 5:30 records Belshazzar's death that night; Daniel 7:1 occurs earlier in his reign, connecting timeline.
Daniel 5:22 addresses Belshazzar directly; Daniel 7:1 sets the vision in his reign, providing context for the rebuke.
In Numbers 12:6, God says He reveals Himself to prophets through visions and dreams—exactly what occurs when Daniel receives his vision in 7:1.
In Amos 3:7, God reveals His secrets to prophets, and Daniel's dream in 7:1 is a specific instance of that principle.
In Revelation 10:4, John is told not to write what he heard, contrasting with Daniel who wrote his dream here.
In Job 33:14-16, Elihu describes God speaking in night visions and dreams, the same medium through which Daniel receives his vision in 7:1.
In Joel 2:28, God promises to pour out His Spirit so that people will dream dreams and see visions—a prophecy similar in theme to Daniel's vision in 7:1.