Babylon

Geographical Setting

Biblical Region: Mesopotamia / Babylonia · Modern Location: Hillah, Babil Governorate, Iraq · Coordinates: 32.542, 44.421 · Location Precision: confirmed

Connected Biblical Figures

• Azariah (lived at)
• Belshazzar (lived at)
• Daniel (lived at)
• Darius the Mede (lived at)
• Evil-merodach (lived at)
• Hananiah (lived at)
• Jehoiachin (Jeconiah) king of Judah (lived at)
• Jehozadak the High Priest (traveled to)
• Mishael (lived at)
• Mithredath the Treasurer (lived at)
• Nebuchadnezzar II (lived at)
• Pashhur son of Immer (died at)
• Seraiah son of Neriah (traveled to)
• Sheshbazzar (lived at)

Events at this Location

• The writing on the wall at Belshazzar’s royal banquet
• Cyrus decrees the return of the exiles
• Daniel enters royal service in Babylon
• Daniel delivered from the lions’ den
• Ezra journeys to Jerusalem with the Law
• The fall of Jerusalem and deportation of Judah to Babylon
• Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego delivered from the fiery furnace
• Jehoiachin’s Surrender, Exile, and Exaltation in Babylon
• The fall of Jerusalem and Babylonian exile
• Manasseh's Captivity and Repentance in Babylon

Associated Journeys

• The Babylonian Captivity: The Fall of Jerusalem to Babylon
• Ezekiel the Prophet: From Jerusalem to the Chebar Canal
• Ezra’s Caravan: From Babylon Across the Desert to Zion
• Nehemiah’s journey from Susa to Jerusalem

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