Chaldea in the Bible

Meaning: as demons, or as robbers

Exact Match

And Haran died before Terah his father, in the land where he was born, at Ur in Chaldea.

Verse Conceptsnatural DeathDeath Of A Father

Then took Terah: Abram his son, and Lot his son Haran's son, and Sarai his daughter-in-law his son Abram's wife. And they went with him from Ur in Chaldea, to go into the land of Canaan. And they came to Haran and dwelled there.

Verse ConceptsAbrahamGrandchildrenAbraham, Calling And LifeLiving In The LandLand Promised To Israel

And he said unto him, "I am the LORD that brought thee out of Ur in Chaldea to give thee this land to possess it."

Verse ConceptsAbrahamProperty, LandWorldlinessThe Promised LandI Am The LordBringing People Out Of Other Places

And the LORD sent upon him men of war out of Chaldea, out of Syria, out of the Moabites, and from the children of Ammon: and sent them into Judah to destroy it, according to the saying of the LORD which he spake by his servants the Prophets.

Verse Conceptsenemies, of Israel and JudahProphecy, Fulfilment Of OtWord Of GodGod Spoke By The Prophets

Thou art the LORD, the God that hast chosen Abram, and broughtest him out of Ur in Chaldea, and called him Abraham:

Verse ConceptsPast, TheGod Renaming PeopleBringing People Out Of Other Places

But as for thee O daughter, thou virgin Babylon, thou shalt sit in the dust. Thou shalt sit upon the ground, and not in a throne, O thou maiden of Chaldea. Thou shalt no more be called tender and pleasant.

Verse ConceptsBabylonTendernessVirginBabylon DestroyedSitting In DejectionSoftnessLosing Honour

Sit still, hold thy tongue, and get thee into some dark corner, O daughter Chaldea, for thou shalt no more be called lady of kingdoms.

Verse ConceptsBabylonOblivionQueensSilenceCurbing Speechmistress

Go out from Babylon! Flee from Chaldea! Proclaim [it] with a shout of rejoicing; proclaim this! {Send it forth} to the end of the earth; say, "Yahweh has redeemed his servant Jacob!"

Verse ConceptsReturn From BabylonHeraldRedemption, In OtComing Out From Evil


Chaldea will become plunder;
All who plunder her will be satisfied,” says the Lord.

So shall they fall wounded in the land of Chaldea, - Yea thrust through, in her streets,

“And I will [completely] repay Babylon and all the people of Chaldea for all the evil that they have done in Zion—before your very eyes [I will do it],” says the Lord.

Verse ConceptsGod Will Requite


“May the violence done to me and to my flesh and blood be upon Babylon,”
The inhabitant of Zion will say;
And, “May my blood be upon the inhabitants of Chaldea,”
Jerusalem will say.

And the Spirit lifted me up and brought me in a vision by the Spirit of God to the exiles in Chaldea (Babylonia). Then the vision that I had seen left me.

Verse ConceptsGod, Revelation OfInspiration Of The Holy Spirit, Means OfProphetic VisionsThe Spirit Of GodGod Lifting PeopleVisions From God

Moreover, you increased your obscene immorality with the land of tradesmen, Chaldea (Babylonia), and yet even with this you were not satisfied.”’”

Verse ConceptsTradeInsatiable

Girded with girdles upon their loins, exceeding in dyed attire upon their heads, all of them princes to look to, after the manner of the Babylonians of Chaldea, the land of their nativity:

Verse ConceptsBeltsHead coveringWaistsOfficersDyeingHeadgear

And as soon as she saw them with her eyes, she doted upon them, and sent messengers unto them into Chaldea.

Sons of Babylon, and of all Chaldea, Pekod, and Shoa, and Koa, All the sons of Asshur with them, Desirable young men, governors and prefects, All of them -- rulers and proclaimed ones, Riding on horses, all of them.

"So he left Chaldea and settled in Haran, and from there, after his father's death, God moved him to this land which you inhabit.

Thematic Bible



Then took Terah: Abram his son, and Lot his son Haran's son, and Sarai his daughter-in-law his son Abram's wife. And they went with him from Ur in Chaldea, to go into the land of Canaan. And they came to Haran and dwelled there.

And Haran died before Terah his father, in the land where he was born, at Ur in Chaldea.

And he said unto him, "I am the LORD that brought thee out of Ur in Chaldea to give thee this land to possess it."


Behold, for thine example: The Chaldeans were such a people, that no man was like them, Assyria builded them: he set up his castles and palaces, and broke them down again.


For lo, I will raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and swift people: which shall go as wide as the land is, to take possession of dwelling places that be not their own.