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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Of or pertaining to the real or to the mystical Babylon, or to the ancient kingdom Of Babylonia; Chaldean.

2. (n.) An inhabitant of Babylonia (which included Chaldea); a Chaldean.

3. (n.) An astrologer; -- so called because the Chaldeans were remarkable for the study of astrology.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ASSYRIAN AND BABYLONIAN LIBRARIES

See NINEVEH, LIBRARY OF.

BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY

See CAPTIVITY.

Strong's Hebrew

1255. Berodak Baladan -- "he has given a son," a Babylonian king
... "he has given a son," a Babylonian king. Transliteration: Berodak Baladan Phonetic
Spelling: (ber-o-dak' bal-ad-awn') Short Definition: Berodach-baladan. ...
/hebrew/1255.htm - 6k

1408. Gad -- "fortune," a Bab. god.
... god. Fortune, a Babylonian deity A variation of gad; Fortune, a Babylonian deity --
that troop. see HEBREW gad. 1407, 1408. Gad. 1409 . Strong's Numbers.
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5664. Abed Nego -- "servant of Nebo," Bab. name of one of Daniel's ...
... Abed-nego. The same as Abed Ngow'; Abed-Nego, the Babylonian name of one of Daniel's
companions -- Abed-nego. see HEBREW Abed Ngow'. 5663, 5664. ...
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5018. Nebuzaradan -- "Nebo has given seed," a Bab. general
... general NASB Word Usage Nebuzaradan (15). Nebuzaradan. Of foreign origin; Nebuzaradan,
a Babylonian general -- Nebuzaradan. 5017, 5018. Nebuzaradan. 5019 . ...
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1081. Baladan -- "he has given a son," father of a Bab. king
... Baladan. From Bel and 'adown (contracted); Bel (is his) lord; Baladan, the name
of a Babylonian prince -- Baladan. see HEBREW Bel. see HEBREW 'adown. ...
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192. Evil Merodak -- "man of Merodach," son and successor of ...
... Evil-merodach. Of Aramaic derivation and probably meaning soldier of Merodak;
Evil-Merodak, a Babylonian king -- Evil-merodach. 191, 192. Evil Merodak. 193 > ...
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1095. Belteshatstsar -- Bab. name of Daniel
... Belteshazzar. Of foreign derivation; Belteshatstsar, the Babylonian name of Daniel --
Belteshazzar. 1094, 1095. Belteshatstsar. 1096 . Strong's Numbers.
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1112. Beleshatstsar -- "Bel, protect the king," a Bab. king
... Belshazzar. Or Belshatstsar {bale-shats-tsar'}; of foreign origin (compare
Beltsha'tstsar); Belshatstsar, a Babylonian king -- Belshazzar. ...
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4757. Merodak Baladan -- a king of Babylon
... Merodach-baladan. Of foreign derivation; Merodak-Baladan, a Babylonian king --
Merodach-baladan. Compare Mrodak. see HEBREW Mrodak. 4756, 4757. ...
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4781. Merodak -- a god worshiped by the Bab.
... NASB Word Usage Marduk (1). Merodach. Of foreign derivation; Merodak, a Babylonian
idol -- Merodach. Compare Mro'dak Bal'adan. see HEBREW Mro'dak Bal'adan. ...
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Library

Concerning Zamaris, the Babylonian Jew; Concerning the Plots Laid ...
... CHAPTER 2. Concerning Zamaris, The Babylonian Jew; Concerning The Plots Laid By
Antipater Against His Father; And Somewhat About The Pharisees. ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 2 concerning zamaris the.htm

The Relation of Manichæism to the Old Babylonian Religion as Seen ...
... Introductory Essay on the Manichæan Heresy, Chapter V. "The Relation of Manichæism
to the Old Babylonian Religion as Seen in Mandæism and Sabeanism. ...
/.../chapter v name relation of.htm

Of the Hundred and Forty-four Thousand Sealed, who were virgins ...
... PART I. SYNCHRONISM IV. Of the Hundred and Forty-four Thousand Sealed, who
were Virgins, with the Babylonian Harlot and the Beast. ...
/.../mede/a key to the apocalypse/synchronism iv of the hundred.htm

The Consistories of More Note: Out of the Babylonian Talmud ...
... A Chorographical Century. Chapters 91-100 Chapter 96 The consistories of more note:
out of the Babylonian Talmud, Sanhedr. ... The Babylonian Talmudists go on. ...
/.../lightfoot/from the talmud and hebraica/chapter 96 the consistories of.htm

Conclusion
... We have seen that the early culture of western Asia was wholly Babylonian, and that
Babylonian influence continued undiminished there down to the days of the ...
/.../sayce/early israel and the surrounding nations/chapter vii conclusion.htm

The Survival of the Fittest.
... II. THE CORRESPONDING BABYLONIAN FLOOD STORIES. ... In his quest for healing and immortality
Gilgamesh reached the abode of the Babylonian hero of the flood. ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/kent/the making of a nation/study iv the survival of.htm

The Place of the Old Testament in Divine Revelation
... involved a public denunciation of their kings. [Sidenote: Contact with
Babylonian civilization]. On the other hand, the Israelites ...
/.../the origin and permanent value of the old testament/iv the place of the.htm

Philosophical Basis, and Antecedents of Manichæism.
... other. Recent scholars have brought to light facts of the utmost interest
with reference to the pre-Babylonian (Accadian) religion. ...
/.../chapter ii name basis and.htm

Chapter xiv
... on the questions: from what source are the facts narrated derived; are they oral
tradition; do they come from some Canaanite or some Babylonian clay tablets ...
//christianbookshelf.org/leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter xiv.htm

Influences that Gave Rise to the Priestly Laws and Histories
... ceremonial laws] The Babylonian exile gave a great opportunity and incentive
to the further development of written law. While the ...
/.../ix influences that gave rise.htm

Thesaurus

Babylonian (10 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ASSYRIAN AND BABYLONIAN LIBRARIES. See NINEVEH,
LIBRARY OF. BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY. See CAPTIVITY. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Sepharvaim (6 Occurrences)
... the Exodus an active literary intercourse was carried on between these nations,
and that the medium of the correspondence was the Babylonian language and script ...
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Amraphel (2 Occurrences)
... 1. The Expedition Against Sodom and Gomorrah: This name, which is identified with
that of the renowned Babylonian king Hammurabi (which see), is only found in ...
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Belshazzar (8 Occurrences)
... These were filled with tablets, the receipts and contracts of a firm of Babylonian
bankers, which showed that Belshazzar had a household, with secretaries and ...
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Shushan (19 Occurrences)
... It is frequently mentioned in the Babylonian inscriptions of the 3rd millennium
BC, and is expressed by the characters for the goddess Ishtar and for "cedar ...
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Ur (5 Occurrences)
... "Ur was consecrated to the worship of Sin, the Babylonian moon-god. ... The name is
Babylonian, and bears witness to its having been founded by a Babylonian king. ...
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Shinar (8 Occurrences)
... shi'-nar (shin`ar; Senaar Sen(n)aar): 1. Identification 2. Possible Babylonian Form
of the Name 3. Sumerian and Other Equivalents 4. The Syriac Sen'ar 5. The ...
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Upharsin (1 Occurrence)
... Mene', which, however it is pointed, must be taken from the verb menah (Hebrew manah;
Babylonian manu), is said to have indicated that God had numbered (the ...
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Tekel (2 Occurrences)
... Mene', which, however it is pointed, must be taken from the verb menah (Hebrew manah;
Babylonian manu), is said to have indicated that God had numbered (the ...
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Ellasar (2 Occurrences)
... ELLASAR. el-a'-sar ('ellacar): 1. The Name and Its Etymology: The city over which
Arioch (Eri-Aku) and other Babylonian kings ruled (Genesis 14:1). The Semitic ...
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Bible Concordance

Babylonian (10 Occurrences)

Matthew 1:11 and Josiah begat Jeconiah and his brethren, at the Babylonian removal.
(YLT)

Matthew 1:12 And after the Babylonian removal, Jeconiah begat Shealtiel, and Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel,
(YLT)

Matthew 1:17 All the generations, therefore, from Abraham unto David 'are' fourteen generations, and from David unto the Babylonian removal fourteen generations, and from the Babylonian removal unto the Christ, fourteen generations.
(YLT)

Joshua 7:21 When I saw among the spoil a beautiful Babylonian robe, two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold weighing fifty shekels, then I coveted them and took them. Behold, they are hidden in the ground in the middle of my tent, with the silver under it."
(WEB)

2 Kings 25:24 And Gedaliah swore to them and to their men, and said unto them: 'Fear not because of the servants of the Chaldeans; dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.'
(See NIV)

Jeremiah 35:11 and it cometh to pass, in the coming up of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon unto the land, that we say, Come, and we enter Jerusalem, because of the force of the Chaldeans, and because of the force of Aram -- and we dwell in Jerusalem.'
(See NIV)

Jeremiah 37:10 For though you had struck the whole army of the Chaldeans who fight against you, and there remained but wounded men among them, yes would they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire.
(See NIV)

Jeremiah 41:3 Ishmael also killed all the Jews who were with him, to wit, with Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans who were found there, the men of war.
(See NIV)

Ezekiel 23:15 girded with girdles on their waists, with flowing turbans on their heads, all of them princes to look on, after the likeness of the Babylonians in Chaldea, the land of their birth.
(Root in WEB KJV ASV BBE WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Daniel 9:1 In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans,
(See NIV)

Subtopics

Babylonian

Babylonian Captivity

Related Terms

Sepharvaim (6 Occurrences)

Amraphel (2 Occurrences)

Belshazzar (8 Occurrences)

Shushan (19 Occurrences)

Ur (5 Occurrences)

Shinar (8 Occurrences)

Upharsin (1 Occurrence)