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-1. CITY OF .Built by Nimrod Genesis 10:10 .In the land of Shinar Genesis 10:10; 11:2 .Tower of Genesis 11:1-9 .Capital of the kingdom of Babylon Daniel 4:30; II Chronicles 36:6, 7, 10, II Kings 25:13; 18, 20 .Gates of Isaiah 45:1, 2; Jeremiah 51:58 .Walled Jeremiah 51:44, 58 .Splendor of Isaiah 14:4 .Peter writes from I Peter 5:13 .Prophecies concerning Psalms 87:4; 137:8, 9; Isaiah 13; 14:4-26; 21:1-10; 46:1, 2; 47; 48:14, 20; Jeremiah 21:4-10; 25:12-14; 27:1-11; 28:14; 32:28; 34:2, 3; 42:11, 12; 43; 46:13-26; 49:28-30; 50; 51; Ezekiel 21:19; 26; 29:17-20; 30:10; 32:11; Daniel 2:21-38; 4:10-26; 5:25-29; 7; Habakkuk 1:5-11; Zechariah 2:7-9 -FIGURATIVE Revelation 14:8; 16:19; 17; 18 -2. EMPIRE OF .Founded by Nimrod Genesis 10:10 .Called LAND OF SHINAR Genesis 10:10; 11:2; 14:1, 9; Isaiah 11:11; Daniel 1:2; Zechariah 5:11 .SHESHACH Jeremiah 25:26; 51:41 .MERATHAIM Jeremiah 50:21 .Called also CHALDEA, which see .Divisions of II Kings 17:24; 24:7; Isaiah 23:12, 13; Daniel 3:1; Acts 7:4 .Extent of, at the time of Nebuchadnezzar Daniel 2:37, 38; 4:1; 6:1 .At the time of Ahasuerus Esther 1:1; 8:9; 9:30 .Armies of, invade ancient Canaan Genesis 14 .Samaria II Kings 17:5-24 .Judah II Kings 24:1-16 .Jews carried to II Kings 25; I Chronicles 9:1; II Chronicles 33:11; 36:17-21; Jeremiah 32:2; 39; 52 .Colonists from, sent to Samaria Ezra 4:9, 10; with II Kings 17:29-32 .Conquest of Egypt by II Kings 24:7 .Prophecies of conquests by II Kings 20:16-19; Jeremiah 20:4-7; 21; 22; 25:1-11; 27; 28; 29; 32:28, 29; 34; 36:29; 38:17, 18; 43:8-13; 46:13-26; Ezekiel 12; 17; 19; 21; 24; 26; 29:18-20; 30; 32 .Prophetic denunciations against Psalms 137:8, 9; Isaiah 13; 14:21; 43:14-17; 47; Jeremiah 50; 51 .GOVERNMENT OF .A limited monarchy Esther 1:13-19; Daniel 6:8, 8:8; 14, 17 .Tyrannical Esther 3:7-15; Daniel 3 .Sovereigns of .See BELSHAZZAR .See CYRUS .See DARIUS .See EVIL-MERODACH .See NEBUCHADNEZZAR .See CHALDEA
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