Origin of. Gen. 10:8, 10. (marg.) Origin of the name. Gen. 11:8, 9.
WAS CALLED
Land of the Chaldeans. Eze. 12:13.
Land of Shiner. Dan. 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. Gen. 11:31, with Jos. 24:2, 3.
Formerly a part of Mesopotamia. Acts 7:2.
Founded by the Assyrians, and a part of their empire. 2 Kin. 17:24, with Isa. 23:13.
Watered by the rivers Euphrates and Tigris. Psa. 137:1. Jer. 51:13.
Composed of many nations. Dan. 3:4:29.
Governed by Kings. 2 Kin. 20:12. Dan. 5:1.
With Media and Persia divided by Darius into one hundred and twenty provinces. Dan. 6:1.
Presidents placed over. Dan. 2:48. Dan. 6:2.
Babylon the chief province of. Dan. 3:1.
BABYLON THE CAPITAL OF
Its antiquity. Gen. 11:4, 9.
Enlarged by Nebuchadnezzar. Dan. 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. Dan. 4:30.
REMARKABLE FOR
Antiquity. Jer. 5:15.
Naval power. Isa. 43:14.
Military power. Jer. 5:16. Jer. 50:23.
National greatness. Isa. 13:19. Jer. 51:41.
Wealth. Jer. 50:37. Jer. 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. Dan. 3:18.
Addicted to magic. Isa. 47:9, 12, 13. Dan. 2:1, 2.
Profane and sacrilegious. Dan. 5:1-3.
Wicked. Isa. 47:10.
As A POWER WAS
Arrogant. Isa. 14:13, 14. Jor. 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. Isa. 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. Dan. 1:4. Dan. 2:4.
Armies of, described. Hab. 1:7-9.
REPRESENTED BY
A great eagle. Eze. 17:3.
A head of gold. Dan. 2:32, 37, 38.
A lion with eagle's wings. Dan. 7:4.
Ambassadors of, sent to Hezekiah. 2 Kin. 20:12.
NEBUCHADNEZZAR KING OF,
Made Jehoiakim tributary. 2 Kin. 24:1.
Besieged Jerusalem. 2 Kin. 24: 10, 11.
Took Jehoiachin, &c. captive to Babylon. 2 Kin. 24:12, 14-16. 2 Chr. 36:10.
Spoiled the temple. 2 Kin. 24:13.
Made Zedekiah king. 2 Kin. 24:17.
Besieged and took Jerusalem. 2 Kin. 24:20.
Besieged and took Jerusalem. 2 Kin. 25:1-4.
Burned Jerusalem. &c. 2 Kin. 25:9, 10.
Took Zedekiah, &c. captive to Babylon. 2 Kin. 25:7, 11, 18-21. 2 Chr. 36:20.
Spoiled and burned the temple. 2 Kin. 25:9, 13-17. 2 Chr. 36: 18, 19.
Revolt of the Jews from, and their punishment illustrated. Eze. 17 ch.
The Jews exhorted to be subject to, and settle in. Jer. 27:17. Jer. 29:1-7.
Treatment of the Jews in. 2 Kin. 25:27-30. Dan. 1:3-7.
Grief of the Jews in. Psa. 137:1-6.
Destroyed by the Medes. Dan. 5:30, 31.
Restoration of the Jews from. 2 Chr. 36:23. Ezr. 1 Ch. Ezr. 2: 1-67.
The gospel preached in. 1 Pet. 5:13.
A type of Antichrist. Rev. 16:19. Rev. 17:5.
PREDICTIONS RESPECTING
Conquests by. Ter. 21:3-10. Jer. 27:2-6. Jer. 49:28-33. Eze. 21:19-32. Eze. 29:18-20.
Captivity of the Jews by. Jer. 20:4-6. Jer. 22:20-26. Jer. 25:911. Mic. 4:10.
Restoration of the Jews from. Isa. 14:1-4. Isa. 44:28. Isa. 48:20. Jer. 29:10. Jer. 50:4, 8, 19.
Destruction of. Isa. 13 ch. Isa. 14:4-22. Isa. 21:1-10. Isa. 47 ch. Jer. 25:12. Jer. 50 ch. Jer. 51 Ch.
Perpetual desolation of. Isa. 13:19-22. Isa. 14:22, 23. Jer. 50:13, 39. Jer. 51:37.
Preaching of the gospel in. Psa. 87:4.