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Nebuchadnezzar then returned to Babylon and set about building it into the greatest capital city he could imagine. He might have built the famed Ishtar Gate at this time. The image at the right shows lions, which Nebuchadnezzar had adopted as his symbol.

Nebuchadnezzar then returned to Babylon and set about building it into the greatest capital city he could imagine. He might have built the famed Ishtar Gate at this time. The image at the right shows lions, which Nebuchadnezzar had adopted as his symbol.

But at about this time he dreamed of a tree destined to be cut down. Daniel tried to tell him that Nebuchadnezzar himself was that tree, but the king did not listen. Very soon thereafter, Nebuchadnezzar came to suffer the delusion that he was an animal, and to eat grass. (Some secular sources claim that this actually happened to [[Nabonidus]], his second son-in-law.)  This extreme humbling was the final lesson Nebuchadnezzar needed to convince him of [[God]]'s Truth and Power. He held Daniel in the highest esteem until the day of his death, and trusted him implicitly. Daniel includes, as the fourth chapter of his work, Nebuchadnezzar's testimony to his people about his experiences as a [[Lycanthropy|lycanthrope]].

However, about this time he dreamed of a tree destined to be cut down. Daniel tried to tell him that Nebuchadnezzar himself was that tree, but the king did not listen. Very soon thereafter, Nebuchadnezzar came to suffer the delusion that he was an animal, and to eat grass. (Some secular sources claim that this actually happened to [[Nabonidus]], his second son-in-law.)  This extreme humbling was the final lesson Nebuchadnezzar needed to convince him of [[God]]'s Truth and Power. He held Daniel in the highest esteem until the day of his death, and trusted him implicitly. Daniel includes, as the fourth chapter of his work, Nebuchadnezzar's testimony to his people about his experiences as a [[Lycanthropy|lycanthrope]].

Nebuchadnezzar died in 562 BC, after reigning forty-five years altogether, including his two-year viceroyship under his father. His son [[Evil-Merodach]] reigned in his stead.

Nebuchadnezzar died in 562 BC, after reigning forty-five years altogether, including his two-year viceroyship under his father. His son [[Evil-Merodach]] reigned in his stead.