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The Neo-Babylonian Empire

… the Near East during this time, and some sense of the city Babylon is drawn from Greek descriptions. The record of … Judah who were taken to Babylonia. Finally, the city of Babylon was first excavated in the very early twentieth … the most symbolic power through the ages. But of the four, Babylon’s symbolic shadow probably stretches farthest beyond …

The Fall of Judah and the Exile

… and economic records of merchants and property owners in Babylon. The Elephantine Papyri give us a glimpse of a Jewish … province in the large Babylonian Empire around 600 BCE. Babylon, with the help of the Medes, had recently conquered … Tyre, and Sidon) and began withholding tribute to Babylon. Babylon’s response was quick and strong, invading southern …

Ezekiel: Prophet of Judgment, Prophet of Promise

… 1:3). Almost certainly he was carried away captive into Babylon in the second group of captives taken by … the temple in Jerusalem before he was taken captive into Babylon, because in the later chapters it is obvious that he … tributary of the Euphrates a little east of the city of Babylon itself. He spent his life among the captives, and the …

The Prophets of the Exile

… That Judah did not stems in large measure from the Jews in Babylon and the work going on among them. It was in Babylon, in a land far away from Judah, that the desire for … in the victory of Babylon, they might have wondered if Babylon’s gods were not more real or at least more mighty …

Isaiah Also Used Plain Language!

… which leads us out of the world of wickedness (spiritual Babylon) into the promised land. It leads us through the … will no longer be ashamed. … Two famous females—Zion and Babylon … . Just as Zion is portrayed as a female in the … 54:13; 60:18; 66:12  48:20–22 The Lord will carry Zion; Babylon’s idols are borne on beasts 46:3–4 46:1–2 Zion will …

"I Did Liken All Scriptures Unto Us"

… 7–12). The second prophecy is the Assyrian destruction of Babylon (see 2 Nephi 23–24, quoting Isaiah 13–14). Both these … in interpretation: the temple and the destruction of Babylon. Isaiah’s temple built in the tops of the mountains … about 715 BC (see Isaiah 14:28), the utter destruction of Babylon by the Assyrians was a future event that he vividly …

The Neo-Assyrian Empire

… and Ashurbanipal. Sennacherib destroyed the city of Babylon and significantly reduced kingdoms like Judah. … outside the cities but sometimes ruling over cities like Babylon. After successful campaigns against several of these … Merodach-baladan), Tiglath-Pileser crowned himself king of Babylon. This move would also have its consequences. The Fall …

Early Christianity and 1 Nephi 13–14

… same characteristics are also attributed to the whore (Babylon) in the Revelation of John: She is drunk with the … they yet continue. Again, the great and abominable church (Babylon) is not a term identical with “the kingdom of the … comes from Nahum’s description of Nineveh in Nahum 3), or Babylon, Sodom, Egypt, Jerusalem, or Rome. It doesn’t matter; …

Early Christianity and 1 Nephi 13–14

… same characteristics are also attributed to the whore (Babylon) in the Revelation of John: She is drunk with the … they yet continue. Again, the great and abominable church (Babylon) is not a term identical with “the kingdom of the … comes from Nahum’s description of Nineveh), [6] or Babylon, Sodom, Egypt, Jerusalem, or Rome. It doesn’t matter; …

The Persian Empire and the Restored Jewish Nation

… As the exiles from Judah were settling into a new life in Babylon, a new power was on the rise in the east—the … sources to be inaccurate because the conqueror of Babylon was Cyrus the Great. In addition, Daniel, in chapter … and his priests, as well as his physical absence from Babylon. Cyrus took advantage of this discontent, and after …