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Torrey's New Topical Textbook

Babylon

Content:

• Origin of -- Ge 10:8,10.
  
  Origin of the name -- Ge 11:8,9.
  
  Was called
  
  Land of the Chaldeans. -- Eze 12:13.
  
  Land of Shinar. -- Da 1:2; Zec 5:11.
  
  Land of Merathaim. -- Jer 50:1,21.
  
  Desert of the sea. -- Isa 21:1,9.
  
  Sheshach. -- Jer 25:12,26.
  
  Lady of kingdoms. -- Isa 47:5.
  
  Situated beyond the Euphrates -- Ge 11:31; Jos 24:2,3.
  
  Formerly a part of Mesopotamia -- Ac 7:2.
  
  Founded by the Assyrians, and a part of their empire -- 2Ki17:24; Isa 23:13.
  
  Watered by the rivers Euphrates and Tigris -- Ps 137:1; Jer51:13.
  
  Composed of many nations -- Da 3:4; 3:29.
  
  Governed by Kings -- 2Ki 20:12; Da 5:1.
  
  With Media and Persia divided by Darius 120 provinces -- Da 6:1.
  
  Presidents placed over -- Da 2:48; 6:1.
  
  Babylon the chief province of -- Da 3:1.
  
  Babylon the capital of
  
  Its antiquity. -- Ge 11:4,9.
  
  Enlarged by Nebuchadnezzar. -- Da 4:30.
  
  Surrounded with a great wall and fortified. -- Jer 51:53,58.
  
  Called the golden city. -- Isa 14:4.
  
  Called the glory of kingdoms. -- Isa 13:19.
  
  Called beauty of Chaldees, &c. -- Isa 13:19.
  
  Called the city of merchants. -- Eze 17:4.
  
  Called Babylon the great. -- Da 4:30.
  
  Remarkable for
  
  Antiquity. -- Jer 5:15.
  
  Naval power. -- Isa 43:14.
  
  Military power. -- Jer 5:16; 50:23.
  
  National greatness. -- Isa 13:19; Jer 51:41.
  
  Wealth. -- Jer 50:37; 51:13.
  
  Commerce. -- Eze 17:4.
  
  Manufacture of garments. -- Jos 7:21.
  
  Wisdom of senators. -- Isa 47:10; Jer 50:35.
  
  Inhabitants of
  
  Idolatrous. -- Jer 50:38; Da 3:18.
  
  Addicted to magic. -- Isa 47:9,12,13; Da 2:1,2.
  
  Profane and sacrilegious. -- Da 5:1-3.
  
  Wicked. -- Isa 47:10.
  
  As a power was
  
  Arrogant. -- Isa 14:13,14; Jer 50:29,31,32.
  
  Secure and self-confident. -- Isa 47:7,8.
  
  Grand and stately. -- Isa 47:1,5.
  
  Covetous. -- Jer 51:13.
  
  Oppressive. -- Isa 14:4.
  
  Cruel and destructive. -- Isa 14:17; 47:6; Jer 51:25; Hab 1:6,7.
  
  An instrument of God's vengeance on other nations. -- Jer 51:7;Isa 47:6.
  
  Languages spoken in -- Da 1:4; 2:4.
  
  Armies of, described -- Hab 1:7-9.
  
  Represented by
  
  A great eagle. -- Eze 17:3.
  
  A head of gold. -- Da 2:32,37,38.
  
  A lion with eagle's wings. -- Da 7:4.
  
  Ambassadors of, sent to Hezekiah -- 2Ki 20:12.
  
  Nebuchadnezzar king of
  
  Made Jehoiakim tributary. -- 2Ki 24:1.
  
  Besieged Jerusalem. -- 2Ki 24:10,11.
  
  Took Jehoiachin, &c captive to Babylon. -- 2Ki 24:12,14-16; 2Ch36:10.
  
  Spoiled the temple. -- 2Ki 24:13.
  
  Made Zedekiah king. -- 2Ki 24:17.
  
  Rebelled against by Zedekiah. -- 2Ki 24:20.
  
  Besieged and took Jerusalem. -- 2Ki 25:1-4.
  
  Burned Jerusalem, &c. -- 2Ki 25:9,10.
  
  Took Zedekiah, &c captive to Babylon. -- 2Ki 25:7,11,18-21; 2Ch36:20.
  
  Spoiled and burned the temple. -- 2Ki 25:9,13-17; 2Ch 36:18,19.
  
  Revolt of the Jews from, and their punishment illustrated -- Eze17:1-24.
  
  The Jews exhorted to be subject to, and settle in -- Jer 27:17;29:1-7.
  
  Treatment of the Jews in -- 2Ki 25:27-30; Da 1:3-7.
  
  Grief of the Jews in -- Ps 137:1-6.
  
  Destroyed by the Medes -- Da 5:30,31.
  
  Restoration of the Jews from -- 2Ch 36:23; Ezr 1:1-2:67.
  
  The gospel preached in -- 1Pe 5:13.
  
  A type of Antichrist -- Re 16:19; 17:5.
  
  Predictions respecting
  
  Conquests by. -- Jer 21:3-10; 27:2-6; 49:28-33; Eze 21:19-32;29:18-20.
  
  Captivity of the Jews by. -- Jer 20:4-6; 22:20-26; 25:9-11; Mic4:10.
  
  Restoration of the Jews from. -- Isa 14:1-4; 44:28; 48:20; Jer29:10; 50:4,8,19.
  
  Destruction of. -- Isa 13:1-22; 14:4-22; 21:1-10; 47:1-15; Jer25:12; 50:1-51:64.
  
  Perpetual desolation of. -- Isa 13:19-22; 14:22,23; Jer50:13,39; 51:37.
  
  Preaching of the gospel in. -- Ps 87:4.