Job 1:20-21
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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageThe Chaldeans were raiders from southern Mesopotamia, near Babylon in modern Iraq, while “the east” likely refers to desert peoples east of Job’s homeland. Their attacks explain the loss of Job’s servants and livestock, setting the immediate context for his grief and confession of God’s sovereign giving and taking away.
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Job 1:20-21 mentions Chaldea and East.
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