chaldean

noun

«chaldean» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: The Chaldeans conquered Judah and destroyed the First Temple. Tradition sees Babylon as God's tool to punish Israel's sins, and its fall as proof that God rules history.

Meaning

A person from Chaldea, the land in southern Babylonia, or a member of the people who ruled Babylon. tree →

Examples

In that night Belshazzar the Chaldean king was slain. (Writings DAN.5.30, JPS 1917) tree →
But because that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven, He gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and carried the people away into Babylon. (Writings EZR.5.12, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

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