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  1. What were the Chaldeans? - Biblical Hermeneutics Stack Exchange

    Oct 8, 2020 · At the height of the Babylonian Empire, the Chaldeans were an influential and highly educated group of people. Some historians believe that, after Persia conquered Babylon, the term …

  2. Why do scholars think Abraham came from Ur in Mesopotamia?

    Jun 16, 2022 · That the Chaldean empire/Babylon/Sumer was located in Mesopotamia (= "between the rivers" of Tigris and Euphrates), has been established beyond reasonable doubt by archaeological …

  3. What are the four types of "wise men" in Daniel 2?

    That is confusing to me since I thought Chaldean was a general term for a person of the nation of which Babylon was the capital. What are each of these categories of "wise men"—what are the …

  4. How did Abraham learn about the God, YHWH (LORD, KJV), in Chaldea ...

    Aug 23, 2023 · Chapter 12:1 of Genesis bluntly introduced the narrative between Abraham and God with simply: The LORD (YHWH) had said to Abraham... No information was given about the religious life …

  5. history - "I will diminish them" Ezekiel 29:15. How was Egypt ...

    History Books inform us Egypt continued under Persian rule until the conquest by Alexander the Great in 332 B.C.E., who supposedly liberated Egypt from the Persian yoke but ending for all time the rule by …

  6. When Jesus read from the Scroll of Isaiah, did he translate it into ...

    Apr 17, 2024 · As reported in the Washington Post, a version of it is still spoken today by communities of Chaldean Christians in Iraq and Syria. “He spoke Aramaic, but he knew Hebrew,” Netanyahu replied …

  7. Why is Daniel Chapter 2:4 - 7:28 written in Aramaic?

    Jun 29, 2013 · Lt Colonel Robert B Thieme: Chaldean Language, (western Aramaic) is the message to the gentiles and deals with the gentiles nations: Chaldean Empire, Median Persian Empire, Graeco …

  8. What were the wise men? - Biblical Hermeneutics Stack Exchange

    Smillie 4 calls the magi 'Chaldean seekers [of the Christ]', summarizing this view with: The magi who come seeking Jesus in Matthew 2 are informed of the plan of God precisely because Israel had …

  9. Habakkuk 1:11 true meaning - Biblical Hermeneutics Stack Exchange

    Jun 22, 2022 · I am just curious about the translation choice in KJV Habakkuk 1:11, which is the following: Then shall his mind change, and he shall pass over, and offend, imputing this his power …

  10. revelation - In Daniel 7.5 it says the bear had three ribs in its mouth ...

    May 19, 2021 · The three ribs represent three kingdoms: Media, Persia, and Babylon. William Miller, in the 19th century, expounded on this "beast" as follows: The "second beast like to a bear, and it …