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
PARENTS
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
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