place · also Chaldean
Chaldea
כַּשְׂדִּיםΧαλδαῖος
Chaldea was an ancient Mesopotamian empire, known for its astrologers and wise men, that played a significant role in the history of Israel, particularly during the Babylonian exile.
- verses
- 90
- first named
- Genesis 11:28
- last named
- Acts 7:4
- feature
- region
Description
Chaldea in the text
Chaldea, also known as Babylonia, was an ancient empire located in southern Mesopotamia, in the region of modern-day Iraq. The Chaldeans were known for their expertise in astrology, astronomy, and other forms of wisdom. In the Bible, the term "Chaldean" is sometimes used synonymously with "Babylonian" or to refer specifically to astrologers and wise men from Babylon.
The Chaldeans played a significant role in the history of Israel, particularly during the Babylonian exile. In 605 BC, Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, conquered Judah and deported many of its inhabitants to Chaldea (2Ki.24.1-2). The prophet Jeremiah warned the people of Judah about the impending Chaldean invasion and the 70-year exile that would follow (Jeremiah 25:11-12).
During the exile, some Jews, such as Daniel and his companions, were chosen to serve in the Chaldean court due to their wisdom and knowledge (Dan.1.3-4). The Chaldeans are also mentioned in connection with the interpretation of dreams and visions (Dan.2.2-10; 4:7; 5:7-11).
The Chaldeans were also known for their military might and their role in the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC (2Ki.25.1-10). However, the prophets Isaiah and Jeremiah foretold the eventual downfall of Chaldea at the hands of the Medes and Persians (Isaiah 13:19; 47:1-5; Jeremiah 50:1-51:64).
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Direct connections
Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.
The pattern
Where Chaldea is named
Every book of the corpus in the order it is read, each as wide as the chapters it holds. A bar is the verses of that book which write the name, and the flat stretches are as much of the answer as the bars.
90 verses across 12 of 66 books; 54 write the name nowhere. Named in Genesis (3), 2 Kings (8), 2 Chronicles (1), Ezra (1), Nehemiah (1), Job (1), Isaiah (7), Jeremiah (47), Ezekiel (8), Daniel (11), Habakkuk (1) and Acts (1).
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Where to read it
Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 90, across 12 books. The name is written 96 times in them.
Genesis3 verses
2 Kings8 verses
2 Chronicles1 verse
Ezra1 verse
Nehemiah1 verse
Job1 verse
Isaiah7 verses
Jeremiah47 verses
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Ezekiel8 verses
Daniel11 verses
Habakkuk1 verse
Acts1 verse
Onward
Where this page goes
Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one.
Where they appear
What happened here
Atlas's reading of each chapter this place appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.
- Genesis 15Chaldea formed part of the designation of Ur, the place from which Abram was brought.
- 2 Kings 25Chaldea sent the army that besieged Jerusalem, pursued Zedekiah, and carried the people into exile.
- Job 1The Chaldeans formed three bands, raided Job’s camels, and put the servants to the sword.
- Isaiah 13Chaldea was named in Babylon’s proud title.
- Isaiah 23The land of the Chaldeans was brought to ruin and left for desert creatures.
- Isaiah 43The Chaldeans are brought out as fugitives in the ships in which they rejoice.
- Isaiah 47In Chaldea, the queen is silenced and sent into darkness, while its astrologers fail before the fire.
- Isaiah 48Chaldea is named in the command to flee the Chaldeans and in the announcement of the ally’s action against them.
12 more chapters, from Jeremiah 21 to Habakkuk 1
- Jeremiah 21Chaldea appears through the forces besieging the city, to whom surrender is presented as the way of life.
- Jeremiah 22Chaldea is named with Nebuchadnezzar as the power to which Coniah is handed over.
- Jeremiah 25The land of the Chaldeans was promised an everlasting desolation after seventy years.
- Jeremiah 50Chaldea was opened to the weapons of wrath and marked for plunder.
- Jeremiah 51Chaldea is named as the land where the slain fall and as the place whose dwellers are repaid for evil done in Zion.
- Ezekiel 1The land of the Chaldeans was where the word of the LORD came to Ezekiel by the River Kebar.
- Ezekiel 11Chaldea is where the Spirit carries Ezekiel back to the exiles after the vision.
- Ezekiel 16Chaldea, called the land of merchants, receives Jerusalem’s extended promiscuity.
- Ezekiel 23Chaldea was the land of the painted officers and the destination of Oholibah’s messengers.
- Daniel 5Chaldea was named in the account of Belshazzar’s death.
- Daniel 9Chaldea is the kingdom over which Darius is made ruler.
- Habakkuk 1Chaldea is named through the Chaldeans, whose ruthless nation marches across the earth to seize dwellings not their own.
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