Chaldeans
Mesopotamian priestly caste
Chaldeans were an ancient Semitic people who settled in southern Mesopotamia and eventually dominated Babylon.
The Neo-Babylonian Empire under Nebuchadnezzar II is sometimes called the Chaldean Empire.
In biblical contexts, Chaldeans often means Babylonians generally.
The term also designated astrologers and soothsayers, since Babylonian priests were renowned for celestial observation: The Chaldeans interpreted the king's dreams.
Today, Chaldeans refers to an ethnic group of Iraqi Christians, particularly those belonging to the Chaldean Catholic Church.
Chaldean dynasty monarch
- BabylonAncient Mesopotamian capital
- cuneiformStylus-impressed ancient script
- zigguratStepped ancient temple mound
- EuphratesMajor Iraqi river
Tigris · Marduk · Belshazzar · Ur · Tower of Babel · Aramaic · Akkadian · Sumer
Hebrew prophet's name
- NebuchadnezzarChaldean dynasty monarch
- BabylonAncient Mesopotamian capital
- Book of DanielProphetic Hebrew scripture
- captivityState of being confined
exile · wise men · fiery furnace · Belshazzar · writing on the wall · Jerusalem · Hebrew Bible · prophets
Celestial belt of signs
- horoscopeZodiac-based fortune telling
- celestialOf the sky above
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
- omensProphetic signs or warnings
ecliptic · planets · stargazers · astronomers · natal chart · predictions · observations · eclipses
Michigan automotive hub
- San DiegoMajor Southern California city
- MichiganNorthern Great Lakes state
- AramaicAncient Semitic language
- emigrationLeaving homeland permanently
refugees · Middle Eastern · community · heritage · ancestry · Mosul · Baghdad · persecution
Nebuchadnezzar
Chaldean dynasty monarch
- BabylonAncient Mesopotamian capital
- cuneiformStylus-impressed ancient script
- zigguratStepped ancient temple mound
Euphrates · Tigris · Marduk · Belshazzar · Ur · Tower of Babel · Aramaic · Akkadian · Sumer · Assyria
Daniel
Hebrew prophet's name
- NebuchadnezzarChaldean dynasty monarch
- BabylonAncient Mesopotamian capital
- Book of DanielProphetic Hebrew scripture
captivity · exile · wise men · fiery furnace · Belshazzar · writing on the wall · Jerusalem · Hebrew Bible · prophets · Jeremiah
zodiac
Celestial belt of signs
- horoscopeZodiac-based fortune telling
- celestialOf the sky above
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
omens · ecliptic · planets · stargazers · astronomers · natal chart · predictions · observations · eclipses · constellations
Detroit
Michigan automotive hub
- San DiegoMajor Southern California city
- MichiganNorthern Great Lakes state
- AramaicAncient Semitic language
emigration · refugees · Middle Eastern · community · heritage · ancestry · Mosul · Baghdad · persecution · resettlement