Binatang buas beruang Daniel Hewan nabi mewakili medoPersia, dan memiliki tiga tulang rusuk di dalamnya adalah mulut melambangkan tiga raja yang ditundukkan oleh binatang/raja. Beruang beruang keluar dari laut.
5 And behold, another beast, a second one, like a bear. It was raised up on one side. It had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth; and it was told, ‘Arise, devour much flesh.’