Daniel 2:20

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Daniel answered, Blessed be the name of God forever and ever; for wisdom and might are his.

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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 imperial capital on the Euphrates River in Mesopotamia, while Chaldea referred to the surrounding southern Babylonian region and its learned class. In Daniel’s setting, these names locate the exile within Nebuchadnezzar’s court, where God reveals wisdom and power beyond Babylon’s sages.

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Daniel 2:20 mentions Babylon and Chaldea.

Photo of Babylon — Babylon · Radomir Vrbovsky

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