Shadrach

The word Shadrach can refer to several things:

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• A Hebrew boy in The Bible, also known as Hananiah, who, with his companions Meshach and Abednego, defied Nebuchadnezzar. Nebuchadnezzar, in a rage, had the boys thrown into a furnace, but they were miraculously unharmed by the flames and survived the experience unscathed.
• A 1989 single by New York rap group the Beastie Boys. The video released to promote the song is particularly acclaimed for its style and beauty, as each frame was painted by hand. The song appeared on the album Paul's Boutique. The 12" and CD versions of the single are a six-song EP entitled An Exciting Evening at Home with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. The video can be seen on the Beastie Boys Criterion Collection DVD set.
• A children's book by Meindert DeJong, and illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
• An ISP (Internet Service Provider) company based in Florida, USA.
• A 1998 movie, directed by Susanna Styron, about a former slave's struggle to be buried where he chooses.
• A fictional horse, the main character of a trilogy of children's books by New Zealand author Joy Cowley.
• A Cabernet Sauvignon wine by Grant Burge Wines Ltd. of South Australia. Several of Grant Burge's wines are named after Biblical characters, and they also have a wine named after Nebuchadnezzar, as well as one named after Meshach, Shadrach's brother.
• A San Francisco-based Christian rock band.
• Shadrach Minkins, a slave who had escaped by the Underground Railroad, only to be arrested in Massachusetts in 1851. His arrest provoked outrage among local abolitionists, and a group of them stormed the courthouse where he was being held and freed him. He eventually escaped to Canada.
• Shadrach's Crossing is a book by Avi in which a boy attempts to stop an organised gang of liquor smugglers.
• Shadrach in the Furnace is a 1976 science fiction book by Robert Silverberg.
• "Shadrach Jones and the Elves", also known as "King of the Elves" is a 1953 fantasy story by Philip K. Dick.
 
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