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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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Daniel 3:1
NEBUCHADNEZZAR the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Daniel 3:1 · retained source text

¶ Nebuchad-nezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and y e breadth thereof sixe cubites: he set it vp in the plaine of Dura, in the prouince of Babylon.

Daniel 3:12
There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Daniel 3:12 · retained source text

There are certain Iewes whom thou hast set ouer the affaires of the prouince of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: these men, O King, haue not regarded thee, they serue not thy gods, nor worship the golden image, which thou hast set vp.

1611 marginal noteCald. haue set no regard vpon thee.

Daniel 3:30
Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, in the province of Babylon.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Daniel 3:30 · retained source text

Then the King promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the prouince of Babylon.

1611 marginal noteCald. made to prosper.

Daniel 4:6
Therefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Daniel 4:6 · retained source text

Therefore made I a decree, to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before mee, that they might make knowen vnto me the interpretation of the dreame.

Daniel 4:29
At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Daniel 4:29 · retained source text

At the end of twelue moneths he walked in the palace of the kingdome of Babylon.

1611 marginal noteOr, vpon.

Daniel 4:30
The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Daniel 4:30 · retained source text

The King spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I haue built for the house of the kingdome, by the might of my power, and for the honour of my maiestie?

Daniel 5:7
The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spake, and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Daniel 5:7 · retained source text

The king cried aloud to bring in the Astrologers, the Caldeans, and the soothsayers: and the king spake and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoeuer shall reade this writing, and shewe me the interpretation thereof, shall bee clothed with scarlet, and haue a chaine of gold about his necke, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdome.

1611 marginal noteCalde. with might.

1611 marginal noteOr, purple.

Daniel 7:1
IN the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Daniel 7:1 · retained source text

¶ In the first yeere of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel had a dreame, and visions of his head vpon his bed: then he wrote the dreame, and tolde the summe of the matters.

1611 marginal noteCald. saw.

1611 marginal noteOr, words.

Micah 4:10
Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail: for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou shalt go even to Babylon; there shalt thou be delivered; there the Lord shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Micah 4:10 · retained source text

Bee in paine and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in trauell: for now shalt thou goe foorth out of the citie, and thou shalt dwel in the field, and thou shalt go euen to Babylon: there shalt thou be deliuered: there the LORD shall redeeme thee from the hand of thine enemies.

Zechariah 2:7
Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Zechariah 2:7 · retained source text

Deliuer thy selfe, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.

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