- Origin of Ge 10:8,10
- Origin of the name Ge 11:8,9
- WAS CALLED
- Land of the Chaldeans Eze 12:13
- Land of Shinar Da 1:2; Zec 5:11
- Land of Merathaim Jer 50:1,21
- Desert of the sea Isa 21:1,9
- Sheshach Jer 25:12,26
- Lady of kingdoms Isa 47:5
- Situated beyond the Euphrates Ge 11:31; Jos 24:2,3
- Formerly a part of Mesopotamia Ac 7:2
- Founded by the Assyrians, and a part of their empire 2Ki 17:24; Isa 23:13
- Watered by the rivers Euphrates and Tigris Ps 137:1; Jer 51:13
- Composed of many nations Da 3:4; 3:29
- Governed by Kings 2Ki 20:12; Da 5:1
- With Media and Persia divided by Darius 120 provinces Da 6:1
- Presidents placed over Da 2:48; 6:1
- Babylon the chief province of Da 3:1
- BABYLON THE CAPITAL OF
- Its antiquity Ge 11:4,9
- Enlarged by Nebuchadnezzar Da 4:30
- Surrounded with a great wall and fortified Jer 51:53,58
- Called the golden city Isa 14:4
- Called the glory of kingdoms Isa 13:19
- Called beauty of Chaldees, &c Isa 13:19
- Called the city of merchants Eze 17:4
- Called Babylon the great Da 4:30
- REMARKABLE FOR
- Antiquity Jer 5:15
- Naval power Isa 43:14
- Military power Jer 5:16; 50:23
- National greatness Isa 13:19; Jer 51:41
- Wealth Jer 50:37; 51:13
- Commerce Eze 17:4
- Manufacture of garments Jos 7:21
- Wisdom of senators Isa 47:10; Jer 50:35
- INHABITANTS OF
- Idolatrous Jer 50:38; Da 3:18
- Addicted to magic Isa 47:9,12,13; Da 2:1,2
- Profane and sacrilegious Da 5:1-3
- Wicked Isa 47:10
- AS A POWER WAS
- Arrogant Isa 14:13,14; Jer 50:29,31,32
- Secure and self-confident Isa 47:7,8
- Grand and stately Isa 47:1,5
- Covetous Jer 51:13
- Oppressive Isa 14:4
- Cruel and destructive Isa 14:17; 47:6; Jer 51:25; Hab 1:6,7
- An instrument of God's vengeance on other nations Jer 51:7; Isa 47:6
- Languages spoken in Da 1:4; 2:4
- Armies of, described Hab 1:7-9
- REPRESENTED BY
- A great eagle Eze 17:3
- A head of gold Da 2:32,37,38
- A lion with eagle's wings Da 7:4
- Ambassadors of, sent to Hezekiah 2Ki 20:12
- NEBUCHADNEZZAR KING OF
- Made Jehoiakim tributary 2Ki 24:1
- Besieged Jerusalem 2Ki 24:10,11
- Took Jehoiachin, &c captive to Babylon 2Ki 24:12,14-16; 2Ch 36:10
- Spoiled the temple 2Ki 24:13
- Made Zedekiah king 2Ki 24:17
- Rebelled against by Zedekiah 2Ki 24:20
- Besieged and took Jerusalem 2Ki 25:1-4
- Burned Jerusalem, &c 2Ki 25:9,10
- Took Zedekiah, &c captive to Babylon 2Ki 25:7,11,18-21; 2Ch 36:20
- Spoiled and burned the temple 2Ki 25:9,13-17; 2Ch 36:18,19
- Revolt of the Jews from, and their punishment illustrated Eze 17:1-24
- The Jews exhorted to be subject to, and settle in Jer 27:17; 29:1-7
- Treatment of the Jews in 2Ki 25:27-30; Da 1:3-7
- Grief of the Jews in Ps 137:1-6
- Destroyed by the Medes Da 5:30,31
- Restoration of the Jews from 2Ch 36:23; Ezr 1:1-2:67
- The gospel preached in 1Pe 5:13
- A type of Antichrist Re 16:19; 17:5
- PREDICTIONS RESPECTING
- Conquests by Jer 21:3-10; 27:2-6; 49:28-33; Eze 21:19-32; 29:18-20
- Captivity of the Jews by Jer 20:4-6; 22:20-26; 25:9-11; Mic 4:10
- Restoration of the Jews from Isa 14:1-4; 44:28; 48:20; Jer 29:10; 50:4,8,19
- Destruction of Isa 13:1-22; 14:4-22; 21:1-10; 47:1-15; Jer 25:12; 50:1-51:64
- Perpetual desolation of Isa 13:19-22; 14:22,23; Jer 50:13,39; 51:37
- Preaching of the gospel in Ps 87:4
The New Topical Text Book
Babylon
The New Topical Text Book, R. A. Torrey (1897). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.