Babylon (Shinar)

Empire/ExileBiblical Theology

Babylon in the land of Shinar is the historical empire that carried Judah into exile and the theological archetype against which the whole prophetic literature defines the kingdom of God.

Primary verses · Gen 11; Jer 50–51; Dan; Rev 17–18

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The Ishtar Gate Processional Way reconstruction with glazed-brick lions, the imperial face of Babylon.

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“Babylon in the land of Shinar is the historical empire that carried Judah into exile and the theological archetype against which the whole prophetic literature defines the kingdom of God.”

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