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