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chaldea

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Noun

an ancient kingdom in southern Mesopotamia; Babylonia conquered Israel in the 6th century BC and exiled the Jews to Babylon (where Daniel became a counselor to the king)

an ancient region of Mesopotamia lying between the Euphrates delta and the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Desert; settled in 1000 BC and destroyed by the Persians in 539 BC; reached the height of its power under Nebuchadnezzar II

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Babylonia Chaldaea Chaldea

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chaldaean chaldean chaldee nebuchadnezzar ii nebuchadrezzar nebuchadrezzar ii nebuchadnezzar chaldea

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