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Chaldeans
"Chaldea
or Chaldaea (from Greek
Χαλδαία,
Chaldaia;
Akkadianmāt
Kaldu,
Hebrew כשדים, Kaśdim[1];
Arabicكلدان,
Kāldān[2][3]),
"the Chaldeans" of the
KJV
Old Testament, was a
Hellenistic designation for a part of
Babylonia, which became an independent
kingdom under the Chaldees. It pursued military
campaigns against the foreign ruling dynasties
ruling southern Mesopotamia, mainly the
Akkadians and the Babylonians. It became a
Babylonian colony in the early days of
Hammurabi, but retained special status in
relation to other cities ruled by Babylon in the
region. One early such reference is to the impending
invasion of
Jerusalem by
Nebuchadnezzar II (Habakkuk
1:6). Tribes of settlers who arrived in the region
became known as the Chaldeans. Quite where they
originally came from is a mystery."
Source:
Wikipedia
