Daniel 2:47

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The king answered to Daniel, and said, Of a truth your God is the God of gods, and the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing you have been able to reveal this secret.

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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 Mesopotamian region and its Babylonian ruling class. In this setting, Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, acknowledges Daniel’s God as supreme because He revealed the king’s dream and its meaning.

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Daniel 2:47 mentions Babylon and Chaldea.

Photo of Babylon — Babylon · Radomir Vrbovsky

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