mesopotamia
Babylon
Capital of the Babylonian empire under Nebuchadnezzar II; site of Judah's exile and of the events of Daniel 1-5. In Revelation, type of the city of man at war with God.
- Modern equivalent
- Hillah, near Baghdad (Iraq)
- Coordinates
- 32.5363°, 44.4208°
Scripture references
- Genesis 11:1-9 (Babel)
- 2 Kings 24-25
- Jeremiah 50-51
- Daniel 1-5
- 1 Peter 5:13
- Revelation 17-18