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