King James Bible Dictionary - Strongs Number

G897 - Babylon

Strong's No.:	G897

Greek:	Βαβυλών

Transliteration:	Babulōn

Phonetic:	bab-oo-lone'

Word Origin:	Of Hebrew origin [H894]

Bible Usage:	Babylon.

Part of Speech:	Noun Location

Strongs Definition:	Babylon the capital of Chaldaea (literally or figuratively as a type of tyranny)

Thayers Definition:	Babylon = "confusion" 1. a very large and famous city, the residence of the Babylonian kings, situated on both banks of the Euphrates. Cyrus had formerly captured it, but Darius Hystaspis threw down its gates and walls, and Xerxes destroyed the temple of Belis. At length the city was reduced to almost solitude, the population having been drawn off by the neighbouring Seleucia, built on the Tigris by Seleucus Nicanor. 2. of the territory of Babylonia 3. allegorically, of Rome as the most corrupt seat of idolatry and the enemy of Christianity

Bible References: Babylon	Mat 1:11 Mat 1:12 Mat 1:17 Mat 1:17 Act 7:43 1 Pet 5:13 Rev 14:8 Rev 16:19 Rev 17:5 Rev 18:2 Rev 18:10 Rev 18:21

Translation Occurrences:	Babylon ( 12 )

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.