We even have pupils’ exercises and teachers’ reports. During periods of peace and stability, life in Ur would have been very comfortable for the average person and luxurious for the privileged few. By the time Moses came to write up this account, he described the place as ‘Ur of the Chaldeans’ (11:28, 31) to distinguish it from other settlements of the same name. ‘Ur’ means ‘city’. The Chaldeans moved into the area after Abram’s time. ‘Chaldean’ is used later as a synonym for ‘Babylonian’ (see Isa.