Daniel 2:18

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that they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his companions should nor perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

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The Babylonian and Persian EmpiresThe Babylonian and Persian empires that carried Judah into exile and later allowed the return.

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Babylon was the capital of the Neo-Babylonian Empire in Mesopotamia, where Daniel and other Judean exiles served under King Nebuchadnezzar. Chaldea referred to the Babylonian realm and especially its learned court officials; Daniel sought God’s mercy because the king’s demand threatened the lives of Babylon’s wise men.

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Daniel 2:18 mentions Babylon and Chaldea.

Photo of Babylon — Babylon · Radomir Vrbovsky

Photo of Chaldea — Chaldea · M.Lubinski from Iraq,USA.