Daniel 7:5

And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.

Cross-reference

Daniel 2:39 Parallel

Daniel 2:32's silver chest/arms represent Medo-Persia, the same kingdom as the bear in Daniel 7:5.

Daniel 5:28 Historical context

Daniel 5:28 records the Medo-Persian conquest of Babylon — the very kingdom the bear symbolizes in Daniel's vision.

Daniel 8:4 Parallel

Daniel 8:4 describes the ram's conquests — paralleling the bear's command to devour much flesh, both representing the same empire.

Daniel 2:32 Parallel

Daniel 2:32's silver chest and arms represent Medo-Persia — the same kingdom as Daniel 7:5's bear, linking the two visions.

Daniel 8:3 Parallel

In Daniel 8:3, the ram with two horns (one higher) parallels the bear raised on one side, both symbolizing the Medo-Persian empire.

Daniel 11:2 Historical context

Daniel 11:2 details Persian kings — expanding on the empire represented by the bear in the vision.

Isaiah 13:17 Historical context

Isaiah 13:17 foretells the Medes attacking Babylon — the same event symbolized by the bear in Daniel's vision.

Revelation 13:2's beast has feet like a bear — directly reuses Daniel's bear imagery in a composite end-times beast.

Jeremiah 50:21–32 Historical context

Jeremiah 50:21-32 prophesies Babylon's destruction by a northern power — matching the bear's command to devour much flesh.