בָּבֶל

בָּבֶ֫ל₂₆₂ proper name, of a location Babel, Babylon (in Assyrian written Bab-ilu, gate of god Dl^{Pa 212}, compare on other hand Jen^{Kosmol. 498}) — with ָ  ה locative בָּבֶ֫לָה Ezk 12,13 +, בָּבֶ֑לָה 2 Kong 20,17 + once מִבָּבֶ֫לָה Jer 27,16 — the ancient capital of Babylonia, modern Hillah, situated on Euphrates, in long. approximately 440 30° east, and latitude approximately 320 50° north; 1 Mos 10,10; 1 Mos 11,9 (where name connected with בלל confuse, confound), both J, not elsewhere in Hexateuch; 2 Kong 17,24 + 31 t. 2 Kings; 18 t. Chronicles; Est 2,6 late Sl 87,4; Sl 137,1; Sl 137,8 Isa²; Isa³, namely Es 13,1; Es 13,19; Es 14,4; Es 14,22; Es 21,9; Es 39,1; Es 39,3; Es 39,6; Es 39,7; Es 43,14; Es 47,1; Es 48,14; Es 48,20; Mik 4,10 (but here probably not original, compare RS^{Proph. vii. n. 5 & references}) Zak 2,11; Zak 6,10; + 19 t. Ezekiel; Jer 20,4 (twice in verse); Jer 20,5; Jer 20,6 + 165 t. Jeremiah — note especially ׳אֶרֶץ בּ Jer 50,28 also of land & people = realm, particular in ׳מֶלֶךְ בּ 2 Kong 20,12 of Merodach Baladan; v2 Kong 20,18; 2 Kong 24,1; 2 Kong 24,7; 2 Kong 24,11; 2 Kong 24,12 (twice in verse) + often of Nebuchadrezzar; 2 Kong 25,27 = Jer 52,31 compare vJer 52,34 of Evil-Merodach; Neh 13,6 of Artaxerxes; the city personified as בַּת בָּבֶל Es 47,1; Jer 50,42. (See Dl^{Pa 212} COT 1 Mos 11,9 KG⁹⁵.)