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Babylon/Sheshach

Bab'ylon. Babylon, in the Apocalypse, is the symbolical name by which Rome is denoted. Revelation 14:8; Rev 17:18. The power of Rome was regarded by the later Jews as was that of Babylon by their forefathers. Compare Jeremiah 51:7 with Revelation 14:8.

The occurrence of this name in 1 Peter 5:13 has given rise to a variety of conjectures, many giving it the same meaning as in the Apocalypse; others refer it to Babylon in Asia, and others still to Babylon in Egypt. The most natural supposition of all is that by Babylon is intended the old Babylon of Assyria, which was largely inhabited by Jews at the time in question.

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Occurences In Authorized Version
255 Verse(s)

2 Kings 17:24, 2Ki 17:30, 2Ki 20:12, 2Ki 20:14, 2Ki 20:17, 2Ki 20:18, 2Ki 24:1, 2Ki 24:7, 2Ki 24:10, 2Ki 24:11, 2Ki 24:12, 2Ki 24:15, 2Ki 24:16, 2Ki 24:17, 2Ki 24:20, 2Ki 25:1, 2Ki 25:6, 2Ki 25:7, 2Ki 25:8, 2Ki 25:11, 2Ki 25:13, 2Ki 25:20, 2Ki 25:21, 2Ki 25:22, 2Ki 25:23, 2Ki 25:24, 2Ki 25:27, 2Ki 25:28,

1 Chronicles 9:1,

2 Chronicles 32:31, 2Ch 33:11, 2Ch 36:6, 2Ch 36:7, 2Ch 36:10, 2Ch 36:18, 2Ch 36:20,

Ezra 2:1, Ezr 5:12, Ezr 5:13, Ezr 5:14, Ezr 5:17, Ezr 6:5,

Nehemiah 7:6, Neh 13:6,

Esther 2:6,

Psalms 87:4, Psa 137:1, Psa 137:8,

Isaiah 13:1, Isa 13:19, Isa 14:4, Isa 14:22, Isa 21:9, Isa 39:1, Isa 39:3, Isa 39:6, Isa 39:7, Isa 43:14, Isa 47:1, Isa 48:14, Isa 48:20,

Jeremiah 20:4, Jer 20:5, Jer 20:6, Jer 21:2, Jer 21:4, Jer 21:7, Jer 21:10, Jer 22:25, Jer 24:1, Jer 25:1, Jer 25:9, Jer 25:11, Jer 25:12, Jer 25:26, Jer 27:6, Jer 27:8, Jer 27:9, Jer 27:11, Jer 27:12, Jer 27:13, Jer 27:14, Jer 27:16, Jer 27:17, Jer 27:18, Jer 27:20, Jer 27:22, Jer 28:2, Jer 28:3, Jer 28:4, Jer 28:6, Jer 28:11, Jer 28:14, Jer 29:1, Jer 29:3, Jer 29:4, Jer 29:10, Jer 29:15, Jer 29:20, Jer 29:21, Jer 29:22, Jer 29:28, Jer 32:2, Jer 32:3, Jer 32:4, Jer 32:5, Jer 32:28, Jer 32:36, Jer 34:1, Jer 34:2, Jer 34:3, Jer 34:7, Jer 34:21, Jer 35:11, Jer 36:29, Jer 37:1, Jer 37:17, Jer 37:19, Jer 38:3, Jer 38:17, Jer 38:18, Jer 38:22, Jer 38:23, Jer 39:1, Jer 39:3, Jer 39:5, Jer 39:6, Jer 39:7, Jer 39:9, Jer 39:11, Jer 39:13, Jer 40:1, Jer 40:4, Jer 40:5, Jer 40:7, Jer 40:9, Jer 40:11, Jer 41:2, Jer 41:18, Jer 42:11, Jer 43:3, Jer 43:10, Jer 44:30, Jer 46:2, Jer 46:13, Jer 46:26, Jer 49:28, Jer 49:30, Jer 50:1, Jer 50:2, Jer 50:8, Jer 50:9, Jer 50:13, Jer 50:14, Jer 50:16, Jer 50:17, Jer 50:18, Jer 50:23, Jer 50:24, Jer 50:28, Jer 50:29, Jer 50:34, Jer 50:35, Jer 50:42, Jer 50:43, Jer 50:45, Jer 50:46, Jer 51:1, Jer 51:2, Jer 51:6, Jer 51:7, Jer 51:8, Jer 51:9, Jer 51:11, Jer 51:12, Jer 51:24, Jer 51:29, Jer 51:30, Jer 51:31, Jer 51:33, Jer 51:34, Jer 51:35, Jer 51:37, Jer 51:41, Jer 51:42, Jer 51:44, Jer 51:47, Jer 51:48, Jer 51:49, Jer 51:53, Jer 51:54, Jer 51:55, Jer 51:56, Jer 51:58, Jer 51:59, Jer 51:60, Jer 51:61, Jer 51:64, Jer 52:3, Jer 52:4, Jer 52:9, Jer 52:10, Jer 52:11, Jer 52:12, Jer 52:15, Jer 52:17, Jer 52:26, Jer 52:27, Jer 52:31, Jer 52:32, Jer 52:34,

Ezekiel 12:13, Eze 17:12, Eze 17:16, Eze 17:20, Eze 19:9, Eze 21:19, Eze 21:21, Eze 24:2, Eze 26:7, Eze 29:18, Eze 29:19, Eze 30:10, Eze 30:24, Eze 30:25, Eze 32:11,

Daniel 1:1, Dan 2:12, Dan 2:14, Dan 2:18, Dan 2:24, Dan 2:48, Dan 2:49, Dan 3:1, Dan 3:12, Dan 3:30, Dan 4:6, Dan 4:29, Dan 4:30, Dan 5:7, Dan 7:1,

Micah 4:10,

Zechariah 2:7, Zec 6:10,

Matthew 1:11, Mat 1:12, Mat 1:17,

Acts 7:43,

1 Peter 5:13,

Revelation 14:8, Rev 16:19, Rev 17:5, Rev 18:2, Rev 18:10, Rev 18:21