BABYLON

1. CITY OF

Built by Nimrod

Ge 10:10

In the land of Shinar

Ge 10:10; 11:2

Tower of

Ge 11:1-9

Capital of the kingdom of Babylon

Da 4:30; 2Ki 25:13; 2Ch 36:6,7,10,18,20

Gates of

Isa 45:1,2; Jer 51:58

Walled

Jer 51:44,58

Splendor of

Isa 14:4

Peter writes from

1Pe 5:13

Prophecies concerning

Ps 87:4; 137:8,9; Isa 13; 14:4-26; 21:1-10; 46:1,2; 47; 48:14,20; Jer 21:4-10; 25:12-14; 27:1-11; 28:14; 32:28; 34:2,3; 42:11,12; 43; 46:13-26; 49:28-30; 50; 51; Eze 21:19; 26; 29:17-20; 30:10; 32:11; Da 2:21-38; 4:10-26; 5:25-29; 7; Hab 1:5-11; Zec 2:7-9

FIGURATIVE

Re 14:8; 16:19; 17; 18

2. EMPIRE OF

Founded by Nimrod

Ge 10:10

Called LAND OF SHINAR

Ge 10:10; 11:2; 14:1,9; Isa 11:11; Da 1:2; Zec 5:11

SHESHACH

Jer 25:26; 51:41

MERATHAIM

Jer 50:21

Called also CHALDEA, which see

Divisions of

2Ki 17:24; 24:7; Isa 23:12,13; Da 3:1; Ac 7:4

Extent of, at the time of Nebuchadnezzar

Da 2:37,38; 4:1; 6:1

At the time of Ahasuerus

Es 1:1; 8:9; 9:30

Armies of, invade ancient Canaan

Ge 14

Samaria

2Ki 17:5-24

Judah

2Ki 24:1-16

Jews carried to

2Ki 25; 1Ch 9:1; 2Ch 33:11; 36:17-21; Jer 32:2; 39; 52

Colonists from, sent to Samaria

Ezr 4:9,10; with 2Ki 17:29-32

Conquest of Egypt by

2Ki 24:7

Prophecies of conquests by

2Ki 20:16-19; Jer 20:4-7; 21; 22; 25:1-11; 27; 28; 29; 32:28,29; 34; 36:29; 38:17,18; 43:8-13; 46:13-26; Eze 12; 17; 19; 21; 24; 26; 29:18-20; 30; 32

Prophetic denunciations against

Ps 137:8,9; Isa 13; 14:21; 43:14-17; 47; Jer 50; 51

GOVERNMENT OF

A limited monarchy

Es 1:13-19; 8:8; Da 6:8,14,17

Tyrannical

Es 3:7-15; Da 3

Sovereigns of

See BELSHAZZAR

See CYRUS

See DARIUS

See EVIL-MERODACH

See NEBUCHADNEZZAR

See CHALDEA