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nounan 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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nounan 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)part of:
Definition that contains chaldea
- nebuchadnezzar (Old Testament) king of Chaldea who captured and destroyed Jerusalem and exiled the Israelites to Babylonia (630?-562 BC)
- chaldean of or relating to ancient Chaldea or its people or language or culture
- chaldean an inhabitant of ancient Chaldea
- chaldaean an inhabitant of ancient Chaldea
- nebuchadnezzar ii (Old Testament) king of Chaldea who captured and destroyed Jerusalem and exiled the Israelites to Babylonia (630?-562 BC)
- chaldaean of or relating to ancient Chaldea or its people or language or culture
- nebuchadrezzar ii (Old Testament) king of Chaldea who captured and destroyed Jerusalem and exiled the Israelites to Babylonia (630?-562 BC)
- chaldee an inhabitant of ancient Chaldea
- chaldee of or relating to ancient Chaldea or its people or language or culture
- nebuchadrezzar (Old Testament) king of Chaldea who captured and destroyed Jerusalem and exiled the Israelites to Babylonia (630?-562 BC)