Bible Verses About "What Is Babylon"
Babylon was a historical empire and is a biblical symbol of human pride, confusion, and organized opposition to the Kingdom of God.
Babylon was a historical empire and is a biblical symbol of human pride, confusion, and organized opposition to the Kingdom of God.
"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." — Genesis 11:9 (KJV)
KJV Verses That Answer This Question
The Scriptures below are gathered specifically to address "What Is Babylon?" Each is quoted in the King James Version with a link to its full chapter.
"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."
"And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH."
"And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it; and they built forts against it round about."
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