בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל

ba.velBabylon
hebrewOld TestamentName of a place25 occurrences2 books21 verses
This is the name of the place Babylon: Ancient Mesopotamian city, capital of Babylonian Empire, site of the Tower of Babel.

Definition

(Aramaic) corresponding to H894
Traditional renderings: Babylon.

Glossary entries

Babylon, Babylonia Babel Pekod Sheshach Merathaim

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

25 total
  1. Ezra 5:12 (2×)בָּבֶ֖ל · of Babylon; לְבָבֶֽל׃ס · to Babylon
    But since our fathers angered the God of heaven, He delivered them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean who destroyed this temple and carried away the people to Babylon.
  2. Ezra 5:13בָבֶ֑ל · Babylon
    In the first year of his reign, however, Cyrus king of Babylon issued a decree to rebuild this house of God.
  3. Ezra 5:14 (2×)בָבֶ֑ל; בָבֶ֔ל · Babylon
    He also removed from the temple of Babylon the gold and silver articles belonging to the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken and carried there from the temple in Jerusalem. King Cyrus gave these articles to a man named Sheshbazzar, whom he appointed governor
  4. Ezra 5:17בְּבָבֶל֒ · in Babylon
    Now, therefore, if it pleases the king, let a search be made of the royal archives in Babylon to see if King Cyrus did indeed issue a decree to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. Then let the king send us his decision in this matter.
  5. Ezra 6:1בְּבָבֶֽל׃ · of Babylon
    Thus King Darius ordered a search of the archives stored in the treasury of Babylon.
  6. Ezra 6:5לְבָבֶ֑ל · to Babylon
    Furthermore, the gold and silver articles of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple in Jerusalem and carried to Babylon, must also be returned to the temple in Jerusalem and deposited in the house of God.
  7. Ezra 7:16בָּבֶ֑ל · of Babylon
    …together with all the silver and gold you may find in all the province of Babylon, as well as the freewill offerings of the people and priests to the house of their God in Jerusalem.
  8. Daniel 2:12בָבֶֽל׃ · of Babylon
    This response made the king so angry and furious that he gave orders to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
  9. Daniel 2:14בָּבֶֽל׃ · of Babylon
    When Arioch, the commander of the king’s guard, went out to execute the wise men of Babylon, Daniel responded with discretion and tact.
  10. Daniel 2:18בָבֶֽל׃ · of Babylon
    …urging them to plead for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his friends would not be killed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
  11. Daniel 2:24 (2×)בָבֶ֑ל · of Babylon; בָבֶל֙ · of Babylon
    Therefore Daniel went to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon, and said to him, “Do not execute the wise men of Babylon! Bring me before the king, and I will give him the interpretation.”
  12. Daniel 2:48 (2×)בָּבֶ֑ל · of Babylon; בָבֶֽל׃ · of Babylon
    Then the king promoted Daniel and gave him many generous gifts. He made him ruler over the entire province of Babylon and chief administrator over all the wise men of Babylon.
  13. Daniel 2:49בָּבֶ֔ל · of Babylon
    And at Daniel’s request, the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to manage the province of Babylon, while Daniel remained in the king’s court.
  14. Daniel 3:1בָּבֶֽל׃ · of Babylon
    King Nebuchadnezzar made a golden statue sixty cubits high and six cubits wide, and he set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon.
  15. Daniel 3:12בָּבֶ֔ל · of Babylon
    But there are some Jews you have appointed to manage the province of Babylon—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—who have ignored you, O king, and have refused to serve your gods or worship the golden statue you have set up.”
  16. Daniel 3:30בָּבֶֽל׃פ · of Babylon
    Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the province of Babylon.
  17. Daniel 4:6בָבֶ֑ל · of Babylon
    So I issued a decree that all the wise men of Babylon be brought before me to interpret the dream for me.
  18. Daniel 4:29בָבֶ֖ל · Babylon
    Twelve months later, as he was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon,
  19. Daniel 4:30בָּבֶ֣ל · Babylon
    …the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built as a royal residence by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?”
  20. Daniel 5:7בָבֶ֗ל · of Babylon
    The king called out for the enchanters, astrologers, and diviners to be brought in, and he said to these wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this inscription and tells me its interpretation will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around his neck, and he will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”
  21. Daniel 7:1בָּבֶ֔ל · over Babylon
    In the first year of the reign of Belshazzar over Babylon, Daniel had a dream, and visions passed through his mind as he lay on his bed. He wrote down the dream, and this is the summary of his account.