Chaldees — n. resident of ancient Chaldea n. Aramaic, ancient Semitic language adj. of or pertaining to ancient Chaldea; of or pertaining to the culture or people of Chaldea … English contemporary dictionary
Ur of the Chaldees — /kal deez , kal deez/, the city where Abraham was born, sometimes identified with the Sumerian city of Ur. Gen. 11:28, 31; 15:7; Neh. 9:7. * * * … Universalium
Ur of the Chaldees — Ur′ of the Chal•dees′ [[t]kælˈdiz, ˈkæl diz[/t]] n. bib geg the city where Abraham was born, sometimes identified with the Sumerian city of Ur. Gen. 11:28, 31; 15:7; Neh. 9:7 … From formal English to slang
Ur of the Chaldees — /kal deez , kal deez/, the city where Abraham was born, sometimes identified with the Sumerian city of Ur. Gen. 11:28, 31; 15:7; Neh. 9:7 … Useful english dictionary
Ur Kaśdim — or Ur of the Chaldees (אור כשדים) is the town in the Hebrew Bible and related literature where Abraham( origin. Abram Gen. 17.5) was said to have been born. The traditional site of Abraham s birth is in the vicinity of Edessa although Ur Kaśdim… … Wikipedia
2 Kings 25 — 1 And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it; and they built forts against it… … The King James version of the Bible
Eastern Churches — • Eastern Churches depended originally on the Eastern Empire at Constantinople Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Eastern Churches Eastern Churches … Catholic encyclopedia
Ur — /err, oor/, n. an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, esp. of royal tombs. * * * Ancient city and district, Sumer, southern Babylonia. It was situated on a former channel of the Euphrates River. One of the… … Universalium
Patriarch and Patriarchate — • Names of the highest ecclesiastical dignitaries after the pope, and of the territory they rule. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Patriarch and Patriarchate Patriarch and Patriarchate … Catholic encyclopedia
Chaldea — The southern portion of Babylonia, Lower Mesopotamia, lying chiefly on the right bank of the Euphrates, but commonly used of the whole of the Mesopotamian plain. The Hebrew name is Kasdim, which is usually rendered Chaldeans (Jer. 50:10; 51:24 … Easton's Bible Dictionary