“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.”
And behold, another beast, a second one, like a bear. It was raised up on one side, had three ribs in its mouth, and was told, Arise, devour much flesh! The second beast (Persia) appears as a lopsided bear, suggesting asymmetrical power. The three ribs in its mouth and the command to devour much flesh indicate military conquest and violent expansion. The bear is less majestic than the lion but more brutal and voracious, suggesting that the Persian Empire is militarily powerful but less cultured and refined than Babylon. The three ribs may represent conquered territories or peoples.
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