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Then Achior the leader of all the Ammonites said to Holofernes, “Please listen to the word of your servant, my master, and I will tell you the truth about this people who live in the highlands near you. I'm your servant and won't lie to you.
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These people are descended from the Chaldeans.
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In the past they lived as strangers in Mesopotamia because they weren't willing to follow the gods of their ancestors in the land of Chaldea.
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They broke with the customs of their parents and worshipped the God of heaven, the God whom they knew. So their ancestors sent them away from the presence of their gods, and they fled to Mesopotamia, where they lived as strangers for a long time.
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Then their God commanded them to leave there and go to the land of Canaan. They settled there and became very rich in gold, silver, and cattle.