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Babylon

Meaning of “Babylon”

Sense 1: The proper name of the city, land, or kingdom of Babylon. Sense 2: The prophetic entity called Babylon.

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First occurrence: 2 Kings 17:24

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Psalms 87:4
I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to them that know me: behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia; this man was born there.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Psalms 87:4 · retained source text

I will make mention of Rahab, and Babylon, to them that know mee; behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia: this man was borne there.

Psalms 137:1
BY the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Psalms 137:1 · retained source text

¶ By the riuers of Babylon, there wee sate downe, yea we wept: when we remembred Zion.

Psalms 137:8
O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Psalms 137:8 · retained source text

O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed: happy shall he be that rewardeth thee, as thou hast serued vs.

1611 marginal noteObad. 12, 13.

1611 marginal noteHeb. wasted.

1611 marginal noteHeb. that recompenseth vnto thee thy deed which thou didst to vs.

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