Babylon, Kingdom Of
LocationsGeographical Setting
Babylon was an ancient city-state and later the capital of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, situated in southern Mesopotamia along the Euphrates River.
What is the meaning of Babylon, Kingdom Of in the Bible?
Babylon served as the political and cultural center of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, controlling the fertile alluvial plain between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers from the Persian Gulf northward toward Sippar.
SIGNIFICANCE
The city's conquest of Judah and subsequent deportation of its elite population provide the essential historical backdrop for the Babylonian Exile, a pivotal period that shaped the theological development of the Hebrew prophets and the composition of biblical texts.
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Source Attribution
Built upon the 1915 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia and Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897). Entries have been modernized, checked for academic truthfulness, and shortened for clarity.