Where Is Chaldea Located?

Chaldea, also spelled Chaldaea, Assyrian Kaldu, Babylonian Kasdu, Hebrew Kasddim, land in southern Babylonia (modern southern Iraq) frequently mentioned in the Old Testament.

Where is chaldea today?

Chaldeans are Aramaic-speaking, Eastern Rite Catholics. They have a history that spans more than 5,500 years, dating back to Mesopotamia, which was known as the cradle of civilization and is present-day Iraq.

What race were Chaldeans?

The Chaldeans, a Semitic-speaking tribe, migrated to a Mesopotamian region next to the Persian Gulf between 940 and 855 B.C.E. We don't know if they conquered anyone who was already there, but we can be certain they established a kingdom for the first time in their history.