Topical Encyclopedia Babylon, one of the most significant cities in biblical history, is first mentioned in the context of the post-Flood world. Its origin is intricately linked to the narrative of human ambition and divine intervention. The city is located in the region of Shinar, which is often identified with ancient Mesopotamia, a fertile area between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.The origin of Babylon is closely associated with the figure of Nimrod, a mighty hunter and a powerful ruler. Genesis 10:8-10 states, "Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one on the earth. He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; so it is said, 'Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD.' His kingdom began in Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar." This passage highlights Nimrod's role in establishing Babylon as part of his burgeoning empire, marking the city as a center of early human civilization and power. The most famous biblical account of Babylon's origin is the account of the Tower of Babel, found in Genesis 11:1-9 . The narrative describes humanity's unified effort to build a city and a tower "with its top in the heavens" (Genesis 11:4), symbolizing human pride and defiance against God. The people said, "Come, let us build ourselves a city with a tower that reaches to the heavens, that we may make a name for ourselves and not be scattered over the face of all the earth" (Genesis 11:4). In response to this act of hubris, God confounded their language, causing them to be scattered across the earth, and the city was named Babel, because "there the LORD confused the language of the whole world" (Genesis 11:9). This event marks the divine intervention that thwarted human attempts to centralize power and resist God's command to "fill the earth" (Genesis 9:1). Babylon's origin is thus rooted in themes of human ambition, divine judgment, and the dispersion of peoples. The city's early history sets the stage for its later prominence as a symbol of worldly power and opposition to God's purposes throughout the biblical narrative. Torrey's Topical Textbook Genesis 10:8,10And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth. Torrey's Topical Textbook Greek 897. Babulon -- "gate of god(s)," Babylon, a large city situated ... ... Babylon. Of Hebrew origin (Babel); Babylon, the capitol of Chaldaea (literally or figuratively (as a type of tyranny)) -- Babylon. see HEBREW Babel. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/897.htm - 7k 1180. dekatessares -- fourteen 4899. suneklektos -- chosen together with Strong's Hebrew 163. Ahava -- a place and a stream in Babylon... a place and a stream in Babylon. Transliteration: Ahava Phonetic Spelling: (a-hav-aw') Short Definition: Ahava. Word Origin probably of foreign origin Definition ... /hebrew/163.htm - 5k 3641a. Kalneh -- a place in Babylon 751. Erek -- a city in Babylon 4757. Merodak Baladan -- a king of Babylon 2608b. Chananyah -- an Israelite captive in Babylon 2216. Zerubbabel -- "begotten in Babylon," a leader of returning ... 2217. Zerubbabel -- "begotten in Babylon," leader of returning Isr ... 114. Addon -- "powerful," appar. a place in Babylon 3743. Kerub -- a place in Babylon 564. Immer -- the name of several Israelites, perhaps also a place ... Library Synagogues: their Origin, Structure and Outward Arrangements Traditionalism, Its Origin, Character, and Literature - the ... The Fall of Babylon. Manes, the Founder of the Manich??an Heresy, and on his Origin. In the Last Chapter we Confined Ourself to the Old Testament, in ... Date and Place of Writing. History Of Egypt, Chaldaea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, V 9 The Image and the Stone From the Flood to Abraham Hebrew Captives; Or, Mordecai and Esther. 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