Daily Archives: November 4, 2014

The Babylonian Empire was relatively short lived (626–539 B.C.), but it played a large role in biblical history. We have written about all of the Babylonian kings mentioned in the Bible. In this post I am pulling together an index collection of these articles to make it easy for one studying about the Babylonian captivity to locate all of them in one convenient place.

• Nabopolassar, father of Nebuchadnezzar, destroyed Nineveh here.
• The Kings of Babylon and Bible History here.
• Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon here.
• Evil-merodach (562-560) graciously freed Jehoiachin here.
• Nabonidus, the last king of Babylon here.
• The big three: Nabonidus, Belshazzar and Daniel here.
• Another view from Babylon.
• Babylon ruins reopen to tourists.
• The Lion of Babylon.
• “Hyenas will cry in its towers”
• Repairing the ruins of ancient Babylon.
• The Lachish letters (ostraca).
• Excitement at Carchemish.
• New Excavations at Carchemish.
• More evidence of Babylonian-Egyptian contacts.
• More information on Judean exiles in Babylon.
• Prof. Donald Wiseman – 1918-2010.
• Riblah – Important in Old Testament history.
• UN reports Babylon damaged by US troops.
• Visualizing Isaiah 11: the River.
• Isaiah 13: jackals & hyenas in the palaces of Babylon.
• Visualizing Isaiah 13:19-22 – Babylon, never inhabited.
• Visualizing Isaiah 14: cedars of Lebanon rejoice over the fall of Babylon.
• Visualizing Isaiah 21: a watchtower.*
• Visualizing Isaiah 23: Tyre is laid waste.
• Visualizing Isaiah 26: strong city, walls, bulwarks, gates.*
• Visualizing Isaiah 30: not a shard to take fire from the hearth….
• Visualizing Isaiah 39: Hezekiah showed all his treasures.

The dragon made of chrome brick on the Ishtar Gate from ancient Babylon was an emblem of Marduk (Museum of the Ancient Near East, Berlin). The dragon is a composite creature with the head of a fire-spewing dragon, body and tail of a serpent, front feet of a feline, and back feet of a bird. This provides a good illustration of the apocalyptic imagery found in the Old Testament prophets and the book of Revelation. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.

The articles below, especially those with an * after the title, are considered minor references. They still might provide some helpful material and photos for the Bible student and teacher.

• The chariot city of Megiddo.*
• An aerial view of Tel Dor.*
• Alexander the Great and the Book of Daniel.*
• The Annual Meetings #3 (SBL). [Dor]*
• Araunah’s threshing floor.*
• Archaeologist pushes for a park at Carchemish.*
• Armenians gather in Turkey.*
• Benjamin plateau, Israel Museum, and the Garden Tomb.*
• City of David inscription may name a Bible character.*
• Damage Reported at Mari in Syria.*
• Earthquake shakes Eastern Turkey – Land of Ararat.*
• Fascinating article on “Tyre and the Poets.”
• Fort Babylon in Old Cairo. (Not part of the Babylonian Empire.)
• Friday in Jerusalem (and environs).* Ketef Hinnom excavation.
• The Gate at Dan.*
• The Great Pool at Gibeon.
• Iron Age Hadad temple found in Jordan.*
• July 4th at Lachish.*
• The fourth archaeological expedition to Tel Lachish.
• London and the British Museum.*
• The Miletus Market Gate in the Pergamum Museum.*
• Millstones work better than concrete shoes.*
• Ophel City Walls site opened in Jerusalem.
• Pentecost morning at Nebi Samwil.*
• The Philistine city of Ashdod in the Bible.
• Pieces of Cyrus cylinder found in British Museum.*
• Pisidian Antioch was the site of an important announcement.
• Practical uses of potsherds.*
• Evidence suggests Qarqur (Qarqar) continued…
• Ritual bath discovered at biblical Zorah.
• Some Museums in Turkey.*
• James Leslie Starkey, excavator of Lachish.*
• Satet – the female god of Elephantine.*
• Sunset on Lake Van in Eastern Turkey.*
• The synagogue – a place of study and discussion.*
• Temple Mount, Pools, Jericho, Jordan River.*
• Ties between Mesopotamia, the Mediterranean, and Egypt.
• Traveling in Europe.*
• Traveling in Turkey.*
• Wall of Jerusalem breached by the Romans.*
• What happens after the olives are harvested?*

I trust this list will be helpful to students and teachers alike.

In the future, when I write something about Babylon I will try to remember to include a link in this index. I would appreciate learning if you find this index helpful.