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Daniel 5:9

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Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his face was changed in him, and his lords were perplexed.

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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, the imperial capital on the Euphrates in Mesopotamia, was the setting of Belshazzar’s feast and Daniel’s warning. Chaldea refers to the Babylonian realm and its ruling culture, while Jerusalem was the conquered city from whose temple vessels Belshazzar profaned, provoking God’s judgment.

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Daniel 5:9 mentions Babylon, Chaldea and Jerusalem.

Babylon · Radomir Vrbovsky
Chaldea · M.Lubinski from Iraq,USA.
Jerusalem · Godot13

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