Babylon — the meaning of the Hebrew name בַּבֶל

בַּבֶל

Babel · pronounced baw-bel' · Strong's H895 · a place

Babylon means (Aramaic) corresponding to H894.

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Strong's definition

(Aramaic) corresponding to H894.

First appearance

Ezra 5:12 But after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven unto wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and carried the people away into Babylon. (KJV)

Every verse that names Babylon

21 occurrences in 21 verses — Ezra, Daniel

Ezra 5:12Ezra 5:13Ezra 5:14Ezra 5:17Ezra 6:1Ezra 6:5Ezra 7:16Dan 2:12Dan 2:14Dan 2:18Dan 2:24Dan 2:48Dan 2:49Dan 3:1Dan 3:12Dan 3:30Dan 4:3Dan 4:26Dan 4:27Dan 5:7Dan 7:1

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