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Babel

Babel (Biblical Place • 32.537°N, 44.421°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 10:10 , Gen 11:9 . Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Babylonian Captivity & Post-Exilic Return—In 586 BCE, Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon destroyed Jerusalem and deported Judah , including King Jehoiachin and High Priest Jehozadak ( 1 Chronicles 6:15 ), before the Persian decree of Cyrus enabled Zerubbabel , Joshua , Ezra , and Nehemiah to rebuild the Temple and walls of Jerusalem .

Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage

Zerubbabel (Generation 53 • Messianic Line • Child of Shealtiel ): Zerubbabel is a biblical figure in Generation 53 of the Messianic Line , child of Shealtiel , parent of Abihud . ( Matthew 1:12 ) (mentioned in 1 Chronicles 3 , Ezra 2 , Ezra 3 ) Zerubbabel (Generation 55 • Messianic Line • Child of Shealtiel): Zerubbabel is a biblical figure in Generation 55 of the Messianic Line, child of Shealtiel, parent of Rhesa . ( Luke 3:27 ) (mentioned in Luke 3 ) Shealtiel (Generation 52 • Messianic Line • Child of Jehoiachin (or Jeconiah )): Shealtiel is a biblical figure in Generation 52 of the Messianic Line, child of Jehoiachin (or Jeconiah), parent of Zerubbabel. ( 1 Chronicles 3:17 , Matthew 1:12 ) (mentioned in 1 Chronicles 3 , Ezra 3 , Ezra 5 ) Shealtiel (Generation 54 • Messianic Line • Child of Neri ): Shealtiel is a biblical figure in Generation 54 of the Messianic Line, child of Neri , parent of Zerubbabel. ( Luke 3:27 ) (mentioned in Luke 3 )

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Babel (Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 10:10 , Gen 11:9 .) Babylon (Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Kgs 17:24 , 2 Kgs 17:30 , 2 Kgs 20:12 , 2 Kgs 20:14 , 2 Kgs 20:17 , 2 Kgs 20:18 (identified with Babel ).) Babylonia (Ancient biblical location referenced in Ezra 1:11 , Ezra 2:1 , Ezra 5:12 , Ezra 6:1 , Ezra 7:6 , Ezra 7:9 (identified with Babel).) Mesopotamia (region. Referenced in Gen 24:10 , Deut 23:4 , Judg 3:8 , Judg 3:10 , 1 Chr 19:6 .)

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Genesis 10:10 : "And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel , and Erech , and Accad , and Calneh , in the land of Shinar ."; Genesis 11:9 : "Therefore is the name of it called Babel ; because the Lord did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the Lord scatter them abroad upon the face of all t..."; AP.BEL 1:3: "Now the Babylonians had an idol, called Bel, and there were spent upon him every day twelve great measures of fine flour, and forty sheep, and six firkins of wine.". Related canonical books and chapters: Genesis 11 ( Genesis • Chapter 11 (32 verses)), Ezra 2 ( Ezra • Chapter 2 (70 verses)), Ezra (Old Testament • 10 Chapters).

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Topics, People & Places (36)

Babel
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Biblical Place • 32.537°N, 44.421°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 10:10 , Gen 11:9 .

Babylon
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Biblical Place • Babel • 32.537°N, 44.421°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Kgs 17:24 , 2 Kgs 17:30 , 2 Kgs 20:12 , 2 Kgs 20:14 , 2 Kgs 20:17 , 2 Kgs 20:18 (identified with Babel ).

Babylonia
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Biblical Place • Babel • 32.537°N, 44.421°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Ezra 1:11 , Ezra 2:1 , Ezra 5:12 , Ezra 6:1 , Ezra 7:6 , Ezra 7:9 (identified with Babel ).

Mesopotamia
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Biblical Place • Babel • 32.537°N, 44.421°E

region. Referenced in Gen 24:10 , Deut 23:4 , Judg 3:8 , Judg 3:10 , 1 Chr 19:6 .

Wiki Article • History & Monarchy

In 586 BCE, Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon destroyed Jerusalem and deported Judah , including King Jehoiachin and High Priest Jehozadak ( 1 Chronicles 6:15 ), before the Persian decree of Cyrus enabled Zerubbabel , Joshua , Ezra , and Nehemiah to rebuild the Temple and walls of Jerusalem .

Shinar
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Biblical Place • Babel • 32.537°N, 44.421°E

region. Referenced in Gen 10:10 , Gen 11:2 , Gen 14:1 , Gen 14:9 , Josh 7:21 .

Zerubbabel
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Generation 53 • Messianic Line • Child of Shealtiel

Zerubbabel is a biblical figure in Generation 53 of the Messianic Line , child of Shealtiel , parent of Abihud . ( Matthew 1:12 )

Cherub
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Biblical Place • Babel • 32.537°N, 44.421°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Ezra 2:59 , Neh 7:61 (identified with Babel ).

Dura
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Biblical Place • Babel • 32.537°N, 44.421°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Dan 3:1 (identified with Babel ).

Nimrod
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Biblical Place • Babel • 32.537°N, 44.421°E

figurative. Referenced in Mic 5:6 .

Zerubbabel
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Generation 55 • Messianic Line • Child of Shealtiel

Zerubbabel is a biblical figure in Generation 55 of the Messianic Line , child of Shealtiel , parent of Rhesa . ( Luke 3:27 )

Pekod
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Biblical Place • Babel • 32.537°N, 44.421°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Jer 50:21 , Ezek 23:23 (identified with Babel ).

Merathaim
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Biblical Place • Babel • 32.537°N, 44.421°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Jer 50:21 (identified with Babel ).

Genesis 11
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Genesis • Chapter 11 (32 verses)

And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech. And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar ; and they dwelt there. And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had br... Mentions: Shem , Arpachshad (or Arphaxad ), Eber (or Heber ), Peleg , Reu , Shinar , Babel , Terah , Haran , Canaan .

Ezra 2
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Ezra • Chapter 2 (70 verses)

Now these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon , and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah , every one unto his city; Which came with Zerubbabel :... Mentions: Judah , Zerubbabel , Seraiah , Jacob/Israel , Shephatiah , Babylon, Jerusalem , Jeshua , Elam , Netophah .

Ezra
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Old Testament • 10 Chapters

Ezra (Old Testament, 10 chapters). Key figures: Judah , Jacob/Israel , Benjamin , Zerubbabel , Seraiah , Shephatiah . Key places: Persia , Jerusalem , Babylon , Jeshua , Elam , Netophah . Opens with: "Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia , that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up th..."

Shealtiel
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Generation 52 • Messianic Line • Child of Jehoiachin (or Jeconiah)

Shealtiel is a biblical figure in Generation 52 of the Messianic Line , child of Jehoiachin (or Jeconiah ), parent of Zerubbabel . ( 1 Chronicles 3:17 , Matthew 1:12 )

Haggai
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Old Testament • 2 Chapters

Haggai (Old Testament, 2 chapters). Key figures: Zerubbabel , Shealtiel , Judah , Joshua , Jehozadak . Key places: Egypt . Opens with: "In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet un..."

Shealtiel
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Generation 54 • Messianic Line • Child of Neri

Shealtiel is a biblical figure in Generation 54 of the Messianic Line , child of Neri , parent of Zerubbabel . ( Luke 3:27 )

Abihud
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Generation 54 • Messianic Line • Child of Zerubbabel

Abihud is a biblical figure in Generation 54 of the Messianic Line , child of Zerubbabel , parent of Eliakim . ( Matthew 1:13 )

Rhesa
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Generation 56 • Messianic Line • Child of Zerubbabel

Rhesa is a biblical figure in Generation 56 of the Messianic Line , child of Zerubbabel , parent of Joanan . ( Luke 3:27 )

Matthew 1
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Matthew • Chapter 1 (25 verses)

The book of the generation of Jesus Christ , the son of David , the son of Abraham . Abraham begat Isaac ; and Isaac begat Jacob ; and Jacob begat Judah and his brethren; And Judah begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram ; Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah, David , Abram/Abraham, Isaac, Jacob/Israel, Aram , Rahab , Babylon .

Wiki Article • New Testament & Messiah

The crimson thread of the Biblical Genealogy traces 75 generations from Adam through Seth , Noah , Shem , Abraham , Isaac , Jacob , Judah , Perez , Boaz , David , Solomon , Nathan , Zerubbabel , Joseph , and Mary to Yeshua the Messiah .

Haggai 1
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Haggai • Chapter 1 (15 verses)

In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel , governor of Judah , and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak , the high priest , saying, Thus speaketh the Lord o... Mentions: Zerubbabel , Shealtiel , Judah , Joshua , Jehozadak .

Genesis 10
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Genesis • Chapter 10 (32 verses)

Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah , Shem , Ham , and Japheth : and unto them were sons born after the flood. The sons of Japheth ; Gomer , and Magog , and Madai, and Javan , and Tubal , and Meshech , and Tiras. And the sons of Gomer ; Ashkenaz , and Riphath, and Togarmah. Mentions: Noah , Shem , Ham , Japheth, Cush , Ham 2 , Gomer, Magog , Javan , Tubal .

1 Esdras 6
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1 Esdras • Chapter 6 (34 verses)

Now in the second year of the reign of Darius, Aggaeus and Zacharius the son of Addo, the prophets, prophesied to the Jews in Jewry and Jerusalem ; in the name of the Lord, the God of Israel , prophesied they to them. Then stood up Zorobabel the son of Salathiel, and Jesus the so... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Yeshua the Messiah , Jerusalem , Syria , Phoenicia , Babylon , Babylonia .

Ezra 5
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Ezra • Chapter 5 (17 verses)

Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo , prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel , even unto them. Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel , and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the ho... Mentions: Zechariah , Iddo , Judah , Jacob/Israel , Zerubbabel , Jerusalem , Jeshua , Babylon .

Ezra 4
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Ezra • Chapter 4 (24 verses)

Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the Lord God of Israel ; Then they came to Zerubbabel , and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye do; and we... Mentions: Judah , Benjamin , Jacob/Israel , Zerubbabel , Jeshua , Persia , Jerusalem , Samaria .

Ezra 3
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Ezra • Chapter 3 (13 verses)

And when the seventh month was come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered themselves together as one man to Jerusalem . Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel , and his brethren, and b... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Zerubbabel , Shealtiel , Moses , Judah , Jerusalem , Jeshua , Tyre , Lebanon , Joppa .

Wiki Article • History & Monarchy

Anointed in Bethlehem as the youngest son of Jesse , King David united the tribes of Israel , established Jerusalem as the royal and spiritual capital, and received God's covenant promise in 2 Samuel 7 and 1 Chronicles 17 of an eternal throne.

Zechariah
96% Old Testament
Old Testament • 14 Chapters

Zechariah (Old Testament, 14 chapters). Key figures: Zechariah, Berechiah , Iddo , Judah , Jacob/Israel , Joshua . Key places: Jerusalem , Zion , Babylon , Shinar , Hadrach , Damascus . Opens with: "In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the Lord unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah , the son of Iddo the proph..."

Wiki Article • Prophets & Wisdom

Spanning the eighth to fifth centuries BCE, the Major Prophets ( Isaiah , Jeremiah , Ezekiel , Daniel ) and the Twelve Minor Prophets ( Hosea through Malachi ) called Israel and Judah back to covenant righteousness while foretelling redemption and the coming Messiah.

Nehemiah 7
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Nehemiah • Chapter 7 (73 verses)

Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed, That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem : for he was a faithful man, and feared God above ma... Mentions: Judah , Zerubbabel , Azariah (or Uzziah ), Jacob/Israel , Shephatiah , Jerusalem , Babylon , Jeshua , Elam , Gibeon .

Haggai 2
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Haggai • Chapter 2 (23 verses)

In the seventh month, in the one and twentieth day of the month, came the word of the Lord by the prophet Haggai , saying, Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel , governor of Judah , and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak , the high priest , and to the residue of the people, saying... Mentions: Zerubbabel , Shealtiel , Judah , Joshua , Jehozadak , Egypt .

Nehemiah 12
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Nehemiah • Chapter 12 (47 verses)

Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel , and Jeshua : Seraiah , Jeremiah , Ezra , Amariah , Malluch, Hattush, Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, Mentions: Zerubbabel , Shealtiel , Seraiah , Ezra , Amariah , Jeshua , Jerusalem , Gilgal 1 , Geba 1 , Azmaveth .

Zechariah 4
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Zechariah • Chapter 4 (14 verses)

And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep, And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes ... Mentions: Zerubbabel .

Scripture Passages (24)

And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel , and Erech , and Accad , and Calneh , in the land of Shinar .

Therefore is the name of it called Babel ; because the Lord did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the Lord scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.

Now the Babylonians had an idol, called Bel, and there were spent upon him every day twelve great measures of fine flour, and forty sheep, and six firkins of wine.

And Habakkuk said, Lord, I never saw Babylon ; neither do I know where the den is.

Now there was an idol with the Babylonians named Bel. And each day there was expended on him twelve great measures of fine flour, and forty sheep, and six vessels of wine.

Then the angel of the Lord took him by the crown, and lifted him up by the hair of his head, and with the blast of his breath set him in Babylon over the den.

But the angel of the Lord said to Habakkuk , Go carry the dinner that you have into Babylon to Daniel , in the lions’ den.

In the thirties year after the ruin of the city, I Salathiel (the same is Esdras) was in Babylon , and lay troubled upon my bed, and my thoughts came up over my heart:

And in that same place there was a great dragon, which they of Babylon worshipped.

Twelve months after the dream, King Nebuchadnezzar was walking on the roof of his palace in Babylon . While on the roof, the king said, “Look at Babylon ! I built this great city. It is my palace. I built this great place by my power. I built this place to show how great I am.”

THERE lived a man in Babylon , and his name was Joakim:

And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.

And Babylon shall become heaps, a dwellingplace for dragons, an astonishment, and an hissing, without an inhabitant.

And there was a man living in Babylon , and his name was Joakim.

And so he took the letters, and went out, and came to Babylon , and told it all his brethren.

Matthew 1:12 (KJV)
Matthew 1 KJV

And after they were brought to Babylon , Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel;

And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.

Matthew 1:17 (KJV)
Matthew 1 KJV

So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations.

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.

But after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven unto wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon , the Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and carried the people away into Babylon .

In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem , and besieged it.

And you, Asia , that are partaker in the beauty of Babylon , and in the glory of her person:

As Babylon hath caused the slain of Israel to fall, so at Babylon shall fall the slain of all the earth.

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?

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