Chaldea (Noun)
Meaning 1
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).
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- Chaldea's influential people conquered Jerusalem during King Hezekiah's time.
- Prior to rising as Neo-Babylonia the tribes under one and called Nebuchadnezzar were known as Chaldea.
- By then Assyrian power was starting to fray especially Chaldea it allured opportunity being eventually allowed once internal situations having enabled rebel capture successful kingdom downfall.
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Meaning 2
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.