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Orville J. Nave

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BABEL

–A city in the plain of Shinar. Tower built, and tongues confused at Ge 11:1-9 –See BABYLON

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

BEL

–A Babylonian god Isa 46:1 ; Jer 50:2 ; 51:44

BELSHAZZAR

–King of Babylon Da 5:1-30

BENJAMIN

–1. Son of Jacob by Rachel Ge 35:18 , 24 ; 46:19 .Taken into Egypt Ge 42 ; 43 ; 44 ; 45 .Prophecy concerning Ge 49:27 .Descendants of Ge 46:21 ; Nu 26:38-41 –2. TRIBE OF Census of .At Sinai Nu 1:37 .On the plain of Moab Nu 26:41 .Clans of Nu 26:38-40 ; 1Ch 7:6-12 ; 8 .Position of, in camp and march Nu 2:18 , 22 .Moses’ benediction upon De 32:12 .Allotment in the land of Canaan Jos 18:11-28 .Reallotment Eze 48:23 .Did not exterminate the Jebusites Jud 1:21 .Join Deborah in the war against Sisera Jud 5:14 .Territory of, invaded by the Ammonites Jud 10:9 .Did not avenge the crime of the Gibeonites against the Levite’s concubine, the war that followed Jud 19 ; 20 .Saul, the first king of Israel, from 1Sa 9:1 , 17 ; 10:20 , 21 .Its rank during the time of Samuel 1Sa 9:21 .Jerusalem within the territory of Jer 6:1 .A company of, joins David at Ziklag 1Ch 12:1 , 2 , 16 .Not enrolled by Joab when he took a census of the military forces of Israel 1Ch 21:6 .Loyal to Ish-bosheth, the son of Saul 2Sa 2:9 , 15 , 31 ; 1Ch 12:29 .Subsequently joins David 2Sa 3:19 ; 19:16 , 17 .Loyal to Rehoboam 1Ki 12:21 ; 2Ch 11:1 .Military forces of During the reign of Asa 2Ch 14:8 During the reign of Jehoshaphat 2Ch 17:17 .Skill in archery and as slingers of stones Jud 3:15 ; 20:16 ; 1Ch 8:40 ; 12:2 .Return to Palestine from the exile in Babylon Ezr 1:5 .Saints of, seen in John’s vision Re 7:8 .Paul, of the tribe of Ro 11:1 ; Php 3:5 .See ISRAEL –3. Grandson of Benjamin 1Ch 7:10 –4. A son of Harim Ezr 10:32 .Probably identical with the man mentioned in Ne 3:23 –5. A Jew who assisted in purifying the wall of Jerusalem Ne 12:34 –6. A gate of Jerusalem Jer 20:2 ; 37:13 ; 38:7 ; Zec 14:10

BETH-EL

–1. A city north of Jerusalem .The ancient city adjacent to, and finally embraced in, was called Luz Jos 18:13 ; Jud 1:23-26 .Abraham estblishes an altar at Ge 12:8 ; 13:3 , 4 .The place where Jacob saw the vision of the ladder Ge 28:10-22 ; 31:13 ; Ho 12:4 .And builds an altar at Ge 35:1-15 .Deborah dies at Ge 35:8 .Conquered by Joshua Jos 8:17 ; with 12:16 .Conquered by the household of Joseph Jud 1:22-26 .Allotted to Benjamin Jos 18:13 , 22 .Court of justice held at By Deborah Jud 4:5 By Samuel 1Sa 7:16 .Tabernacle at, and called HOUSE OF GOD Jud 20:18 , 31 ; 21:2 .Jeroboam institutes idolatrous worship at 1Ki 12:25-33 ; 2Ki 10:29 .Idolatry at Jer 48:13 ; Am 4:4 .Shalmanezer sends a priest to 2Ki 17:27 , 28 .Prophecies against the idolatrous altars at 1Ki 13:1-6 , 32 ; 2Ki 23:4 , 15-20 ; Am 3:14 .The school of prophets at 2Ki 2:3 .The young men of, mock Elisha 2Ki 2:23 , 24 .People of, return from Babylon Ezr 2:28 ; Ne 7:32 .Prophecies against Am 5:5 –2. A city in the south of territory of the tribe of Judah 1Sa 30:27 –3. A mountain 1Sa 13:2

BEZAI

–1. Head of a Jewish family, which retumed from Babylon Ezr 2:17 ; Ne 7:23 –2. A family that sealed the covenant with Nehemiah Ne 10:18