Daniel 5:29

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Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with purple, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.

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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 in Mesopotamia, where Belshazzar honored Daniel after the writing on the wall. Chaldea, the surrounding Babylonian realm, had conquered Jerusalem in Judah and taken its temple vessels, making Belshazzar’s sacrilege and coming judgment especially significant.

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Daniel 5:29 mentions Babylon, Chaldea and Jerusalem.

Photo of Babylon — Babylon · Radomir Vrbovsky

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

Photo of Jerusalem — Jerusalem · Godot13