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Chaldea
Chaldea (כַּסְדִּים, kasdim). Region of central and southeastern Mesopotamia between the lower stretches of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Became synonymous with Babylon (see especially Jeremiah). “Chaldeans” refers to the people living in that area. Possible area of Abraham’s homeland, Ur of the Chaldees.
Chaldeans
Chaldeans (כַּשְׂדִּים, kasdim). Ethnic group located in southern Babylonia during the first millennium bc; briefly ruled the ancient Near East. Chaldean King Nebuchadnezzar was responsible for the destruction of Jerusalem and the exile of the Judaeans.