Midvash

Babylon

Babylon appears in 296 verses of the Bible, from 2 Kings to Acts.

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In the Bible dictionary

Babylon was the city on the Euphrates tied to the Tower of Babel and to Judah's exile; in Revelation it stands for the world system opposed to God.

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Key passages

  • The king of Assyria transported groups of people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and resettled them in the towns of Samaria, replacing the people of Israel. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its towns.

    2 Kings 17:24 · Read the chapter

  • So all Israel was listed in the genealogical records in The Book of the Kings of Israel. The people of Judah were exiled to Babylon because they were unfaithful to the Lord.

    1 Chronicles 9:1 · Read the chapter

  • However, when ambassadors arrived from Babylon to ask about the remarkable events that had taken place in the land, God withdrew from Hezekiah in order to test him and to see what was really in his heart.

    2 Chronicles 32:31 · Read the chapter

  • Here is the list of the Jewish exiles of the provinces who returned from their captivity. King Nebuchadnezzar had deported them to Babylon, but now they returned to Jerusalem and the other towns in Judah where they originally lived.

    Ezra 2:1 · Read the chapter

  • Here is the list of the Jewish exiles of the provinces who returned from their captivity. King Nebuchadnezzar had deported them to Babylon, but now they returned to Jerusalem and the other towns in Judah where they originally lived.

    Nehemiah 7:6 · Read the chapter

  • His family had been among those who, with King Jehoiachin of Judah, had been exiled from Jerusalem to Babylon by King Nebuchadnezzar.

    Esther 2:6 · Read the chapter

Every verse (296)

1 Chronicles
1Ch 9:1
Esther
Est 2:6
Jeremiah
Jer 20:4 Jer 20:5 Jer 20:6 Jer 21:2 Jer 21:4 Jer 21:7 Jer 21:10 Jer 22:25 Jer 24:1 Jer 25:1 Jer 25:9 Jer 25:11 Jer 25:12 Jer 25:14 Jer 27:6 Jer 27:7 Jer 27:8 Jer 27:9 Jer 27:11 Jer 27:12 Jer 27:13 Jer 27:14 Jer 27:16 Jer 27:17 Jer 27:18 Jer 27:20 Jer 27:22 Jer 28:2 Jer 28:3 Jer 28:4 Jer 28:6 Jer 28:11 Jer 28:14 Jer 29:1 Jer 29:3 Jer 29:4 Jer 29:8 Jer 29:10 Jer 29:15 Jer 29:16 Jer 29:20 Jer 29:21 Jer 29:22 Jer 29:24 Jer 29:28 Jer 29:31 Jer 32:2 Jer 32:3 Jer 32:4 Jer 32:5 Jer 32:28 Jer 32:36 Jer 34:1 Jer 34:2 Jer 34:3 Jer 34:7 Jer 34:21 Jer 35:11 Jer 36:29 Jer 37:1 Jer 37:17 Jer 37:19 Jer 38:3 Jer 38:17 Jer 38:18 Jer 38:22 Jer 38:23 Jer 39:1 Jer 39:3 Jer 39:5 Jer 39:6 Jer 39:7 Jer 39:9 Jer 39:11 Jer 39:13 Jer 40:1 Jer 40:4 Jer 40:5 Jer 40:7 Jer 40:9 Jer 40:11 Jer 41:2 Jer 41:18 Jer 42:11 Jer 43:3 Jer 43:10 Jer 44:30 Jer 46:2 Jer 46:13 Jer 46:18 Jer 46:26 Jer 49:28 Jer 49:30 Jer 49:31 Jer 50:1 Jer 50:2 Jer 50:3 Jer 50:8 Jer 50:9 Jer 50:10 Jer 50:13 Jer 50:14 Jer 50:16 Jer 50:17 Jer 50:18 Jer 50:23 Jer 50:24 Jer 50:27 Jer 50:28 Jer 50:29 Jer 50:32 Jer 50:34 Jer 50:35 Jer 50:39 Jer 50:42 Jer 50:43 Jer 50:44 Jer 50:45 Jer 50:46 Jer 51:1 Jer 51:2 Jer 51:6 Jer 51:7 Jer 51:8 Jer 51:9 Jer 51:11 Jer 51:12 Jer 51:13 Jer 51:20 Jer 51:24 Jer 51:25 Jer 51:29 Jer 51:30 Jer 51:31 Jer 51:33 Jer 51:34 Jer 51:35 Jer 51:37 Jer 51:41 Jer 51:42 Jer 51:44 Jer 51:45 Jer 51:47 Jer 51:48 Jer 51:49 Jer 51:52 Jer 51:53 Jer 51:54 Jer 51:55 Jer 51:56 Jer 51:58 Jer 51:59 Jer 51:60 Jer 51:61 Jer 51:62 Jer 51:64 Jer 52:3 Jer 52:4 Jer 52:9 Jer 52:10 Jer 52:11 Jer 52:12 Jer 52:15 Jer 52:17 Jer 52:26 Jer 52:27 Jer 52:28 Jer 52:31 Jer 52:32 Jer 52:33 Jer 52:34

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