Daniel 3:16

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Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered the king, Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.

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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 of Nebuchadnezzar’s kingdom in Mesopotamia, while Chaldea referred to the southern Babylonian region and, by extension, its ruling empire. In this setting, Daniel’s three Jewish companions answer the king’s demand for idolatrous worship with resolute faith in God.

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Daniel 3:16 mentions Babylon and Chaldea.

Photo of Babylon — Babylon · Radomir Vrbovsky

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