In the second year of his reign Nebuchadnezzar had many dreams. His mind was disturbed and he suffered from insomnia.

“Then a second beast appeared, like a bear. It was raised up on one side, and there were three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. It was told, ‘Get up and devour much flesh!’

They again replied, “Let the king inform us of the dream; then we will disclose its interpretation.”

I looked up and saw a ram with two horns standing at the canal. Its two horns were both long, but one was longer than the other. The longer one was coming up after the shorter one.