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BABYLON, the ancient capital of Babylonia and Chaldea; it was built on both sides of the Euphrates river which is 600 feet wide at this place and 18 ft. deep. It is about 540 ms. e, by n. from Jerusalem.
This map reveals the Babylonian Empire in 580 BC under its greatest ruler Nebuchadnezzar II. The kings of the Neo-Babylonian Empire were Nabu-apla-usur, Nabu-kudurri-usur II (Nebuchadnezzar II), Amel-Marduk, Neriglissar, Labaši-Marduk, Nabonidus.
Maps of the Middle East, BCE: The Babylonian Empire under King Nebukhadnetzar. The Babylonian Empire was built by King Nebukhadnetzar and lasted few years after his death. Nebukhadnetzar besieged Jerusalem and performed three deportations of the inhabitants of the Kingdom of Judah to Babylon.
Explore the geographical journey of the Babylonian exile from Jerusalem to Babylon, and their eventual return, shedding light on the challenges, resilience, and spiritual transformation of the Jewish people.
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In its westward sweep, the Neo-Babylonian Empire destroyed Judah and conquered Egypt. At its peak around 560 B.C., it controlled 193,051 square miles (500,000 square kilometers) of land. Amazingly, Isaiah sang of Babylon's fall one-hundred years before its rise on the world stage (Isaiah 13:1, 13:19, 14:22)!
