Babylon. An ancient city in southern Mesopotamia, located on the Euphrates River; capital of the Babylonian Empire. Other forms include: Babel, Babylonia, Babylonian, Babylonians, Desert by the Sea, Merathaim, Pekod, Sheshach, Sheshak, Tyre, Wilderness of the Sea, [ ], wilderness by the Sea. Babylon is also referred to as: Babylon (Group), Babel, Merathaim, Pekod, Sheshach.
Other information about Babylon:
- May refer to the same location as: Babel.
- Is located within the following region(s): Babylonia.
- Is located near the following area(s): Euphrates River.
- Is associated with the following location(s): Rome.
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- References: Genesis: 2; 2 Kings: 32; 1 Chronicles: 1; 2 Chronicles: 9; Ezra: 16; Nehemiah: 2; Esther: 1; Psalms: 3; Isaiah: 13; Jeremiah: 171; Ezekiel: 21; Daniel: 17; Micah: 1; Zechariah: 2
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- References: Matthew: 4; Acts: 1; 1 Peter: 1; Revelation: 6
Key References for Babylon: 2KI 17:24, 2KI 17:40, 2KI 20:12, 2KI 24:10, 1CH 9:1, 2CH 36:6, 2CH 36:17, EZR 7:9, 1PE 5:13.
In the Old Testament (BSB), words representing “Babylon” are translated as in Babylon (10x), Babel (1x), people from Babylon (1x), of Babylon (140x), from Babylon (10x), to Babylon (43x), Babylon Nebuzaradan (1x), Babylon entered (1x), Babylon (32x), its king (1x), and Babylon (2x), there (1x), Babylon to (2x), against Babylon (2x), And Babylon (1x), ** (5x), and the (1x), and to (1x), will drink (1x), under his yoke (1x), Babylon’s (1x), are in Babylon (1x), Babylon and (1x), and he (1x), away to Babylon (1x), Babylon has (2x), Babylon had (1x), and it (1x), is (1x), of Merathaim (1x), of Pekod (1x), O Babylon (1x), of Babylon’s (4x), against (1x), she (1x), Sheshach (1x), must (1x), from Babylon the (1x), warriors (1x), Babylon’s thick (1x), Babylon all these (1x), to Babylon where (1x), over Babylon (2x), of the Babylonians (1x), Then the Babylonians (1x), the Babylonians (1x), the men of Pekod (1x), of Babylon Shadrach Meshach (1x), and go that same (1x).
In the New Testament (BSB), words representing “Babylon” are translated as to Babylon (3x), exile (1x), Babylon (5x), BABYLON (1x), of Babylon (2x).
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in Babylon (GEN 10:10; 2KI 25:28; 2CH 36:7; JER 29:3; JER 29:15; JER 29:28; JER 50:34; JER 50:35; JER 51:44; JER 52:32)
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Babel (GEN 11:9)
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people from Babylon (2KI 17:24)
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of Babylon (2KI 17:30; 2KI 20:12; 2KI 20:18; 2KI 24:1; 2KI 24:7; 2KI 24:10; 2KI 24:11; 2KI 24:12; 2KI 24:12; 2KI 24:16; 2KI 24:17; 2KI 24:20; 2KI 25:1; 2KI 25:6; 2KI 25:11; 2KI 25:20; 2KI 25:21; 2KI 25:22; 2KI 25:23; 2KI 25:24; 2KI 25:27; 2CH 32:31; 2CH 36:6; EZR 5:12; EZR 6:1; EZR 7:16; NEH 13:6; EST 2:6; PSA 137:1; PSA 137:8; ISA 14:4; ISA 39:1; ISA 39:7; ISA 47:1; JER 20:4; JER 21:2; JER 21:7; JER 21:10; JER 24:1; JER 25:1; JER 25:9; JER 25:11; JER 25:12; JER 27:6; JER 27:8; JER 27:11; JER 27:12; JER 27:13; JER 27:14; JER 27:17; JER 27:20; JER 28:2; JER 28:3; JER 28:11; JER 28:14; JER 29:21; JER 29:22; JER 32:2; JER 32:3; JER 32:4; JER 32:28; JER 32:36; JER 34:1; JER 34:3; JER 34:7; JER 34:21; JER 35:11; JER 36:29; JER 37:1; JER 37:19; JER 38:3; JER 38:17; JER 38:18; JER 38:22; JER 38:23; JER 39:1; JER 39:3; JER 39:3; JER 39:5; JER 39:6; JER 39:11; JER 39:13; JER 40:11; JER 41:2; JER 41:18; JER 42:11; JER 43:10; JER 44:30; JER 46:2; JER 46:13; JER 46:26; JER 49:28; JER 49:30; JER 50:8; JER 50:17; JER 50:18; JER 50:28; JER 50:42; JER 50:43; JER 51:12; JER 51:12; JER 51:29; JER 51:30; JER 51:31; JER 51:33; JER 51:44; JER 51:47; JER 51:49; JER 52:3; JER 52:4; JER 52:9; JER 52:10; JER 52:12; JER 52:15; JER 52:26; JER 52:27; JER 52:31; JER 52:34; EZK 17:12; EZK 19:9; EZK 21:26; EZK 24:2; EZK 26:7; EZK 29:18; EZK 29:19; EZK 30:10; EZK 32:11; DAN 1:1; DAN 2:14; DAN 2:18; DAN 2:24; DAN 2:24; DAN 2:48; DAN 2:48; DAN 2:49; DAN 3:1; DAN 3:30; DAN 4:3; DAN 5:7; ZEC 2:11)
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from Babylon (2KI 20:14; EZR 1:11; EZR 7:6; EZR 7:9; EZR 8:1; ISA 14:22; ISA 39:3; JER 27:16; JER 28:6; JER 50:16)
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to Babylon (2KI 20:17; 2KI 24:15; 2KI 24:15; 2KI 24:16; 2KI 25:7; 2KI 25:13; 1CH 9:1; 2CH 33:11; 2CH 36:6; 2CH 36:7; 2CH 36:10; 2CH 36:18; EZR 2:1; EZR 5:12; EZR 6:5; NEH 7:6; ISA 39:6; ISA 43:14; JER 20:4; JER 20:6; JER 24:1; JER 27:18; JER 27:20; JER 27:22; JER 28:3; JER 28:4; JER 29:1; JER 29:4; JER 29:20; JER 32:5; JER 34:3; JER 39:7; JER 40:1; JER 40:4; JER 40:4; JER 43:3; JER 51:2; JER 51:59; JER 51:61; JER 52:17; EZK 12:13; EZK 17:12; EZK 17:20)
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Babylon Nebuzaradan (2KI 25:8)
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Babylon entered (2KI 25:8)
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Babylon (2CH 36:20; EZR 5:13; EZR 5:14; ISA 21:9; ISA 48:20; JER 40:7; JER 50:1; JER 50:9; JER 50:13; JER 50:14; JER 50:23; JER 50:29; JER 50:45; JER 51:6; JER 51:7; JER 51:8; JER 51:11; JER 51:24; JER 51:29; JER 51:35; JER 51:37; JER 51:41; JER 51:42; JER 51:48; JER 51:53; JER 51:55; JER 51:64; EZK 17:16; DAN 2:12; DAN 4:26; DAN 4:27; MIC 4:10)
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its king (EZR 2:1)
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and Babylon (EZR 4:9; PSA 87:4)
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there (EZR 5:14)
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Babylon to (EZR 5:17; EZK 21:24)
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against Babylon (ISA 13:1; ISA 48:14)
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And Babylon (ISA 13:19)
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(JER 20:5; JER 27:9; JER 28:4; JER 37:17; JER 51:60)
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and the (JER 21:4)
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and to (JER 22:25)
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will drink (JER 25:26)
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under his yoke (JER 27:8)
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Babylon’s (JER 29:10)
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are in Babylon (JER 29:22)
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Babylon and (JER 34:2)
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and he (JER 39:6)
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away to Babylon (JER 39:9)
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Babylon has (JER 40:5; JER 51:34)
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Babylon had (JER 40:7)
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and it (JER 40:9)
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is (JER 50:2)
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of Merathaim (JER 50:21)
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of Pekod (JER 50:21)
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O Babylon (JER 50:24)
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of Babylon’s (JER 50:46; EZK 30:24; EZK 30:25; EZK 30:25)
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against (JER 51:1)
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she (JER 51:9)
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Sheshach (JER 51:41)
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must (JER 51:49)
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from Babylon the (JER 51:54)
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warriors (JER 51:56)
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Babylon’s thick (JER 51:58)
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Babylon all these (JER 51:60)
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to Babylon where (JER 52:11)
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over Babylon (JER 52:12; DAN 7:1)
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of the Babylonians (EZK 23:15)
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Then the Babylonians (EZK 23:17)
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the Babylonians (EZK 23:23)
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the men of Pekod (EZK 23:23)
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of Babylon Shadrach Meshach (DAN 3:12)
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and go that same (ZEC 6:10)
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to Babylon (MAT 1:11; MAT 1:12; MAT 1:17)
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exile (MAT 1:17)
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Babylon (ACT 7:43; 1PE 5:13; REV 14:8; REV 16:19; REV 18:2)
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BABYLON (REV 17:5)
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of Babylon (REV 18:10; REV 18:21)
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one (ISA 13:8)
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each (ISA 13:14; ISA 13:14)
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and that (JER 25:12)
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before you (JER 50:24)
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it (JER 50:38)
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this (JER 51:62)
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They (EZK 23:25)
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Is this (DAN 4:27)
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who has made (REV 14:8)
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her (REV 14:8; REV 16:19; REV 18:3; REV 18:3; REV 18:3; REV 18:4; REV 18:4; REV 18:4; REV 18:5; REV 18:5; REV 18:6; REV 18:7; REV 18:7; REV 18:8; REV 18:9; REV 18:9; REV 18:10; REV 18:11; REV 18:15; REV 18:15; REV 18:18; REV 18:24)
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to her (REV 18:6)
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she (REV 18:6; REV 18:6)
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herself (REV 18:7)
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(REV 18:8; REV 18:9; REV 18:14)
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of your (REV 18:14)
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you (REV 18:14; REV 18:22; REV 18:22; REV 18:22; REV 18:23; REV 18:23)
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your (REV 18:23; REV 18:23)
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They took possession of (2KI 17:24)
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and lived (2KI 17:24)
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worship (2KI 17:25)
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Wail (ISA 13:6)
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Terror (ISA 13:8)
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they will writhe (ISA 13:8)
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with fear (ISA 13:8)
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(ISA 13:14)
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will return (ISA 13:14)
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will flee (ISA 13:14)
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be inhabited (ISA 13:20; JER 50:39)
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settled (ISA 13:20)
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Fallen (ISA 21:9)
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Rise up advance against Kedar (JER 49:28)
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the people (JER 49:28)
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They will take (JER 49:29; JER 49:29)
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Rise up advance (JER 49:31)
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she will be captured (JER 50:9)
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she has sinned (JER 50:14)
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She has thrown up (JER 50:15)
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she has done (JER 50:15; JER 50:29)
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were caught (JER 50:24)
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You were found (JER 50:24)
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and captured (JER 50:24)
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you challenged (JER 50:24)
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she has defied (JER 50:29)
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and the people go mad (JER 50:38)
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or lived in (JER 50:39)
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drunk (JER 51:7)
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and been shattered (JER 51:8)
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she can be healed (JER 51:8)
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Abandon her (JER 51:9)
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to the (JER 51:9)
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You who dwell (JER 51:13)
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they have done (JER 51:24)
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They will roar they will growl (JER 51:38)
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they may revel (JER 51:39)
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then they will fall asleep (JER 51:39)
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wake up (JER 51:39)
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she is covered (JER 51:42)
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fall on (JER 51:49)
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and fortifies (JER 51:53)
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rise again (JER 51:64)
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And her people will grow weary (JER 51:64)
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are built (EZK 17:17)
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constructed (EZK 17:17)
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to destroy (EZK 17:17)
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and men of renown on horses (EZK 23:23)
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They will come (EZK 23:24)
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They will array themselves (EZK 23:24)
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and they will punish you (EZK 23:24)
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and they will deal (EZK 23:25)
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They will cut off (EZK 23:25)
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They will strip off (EZK 23:26)
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and take (EZK 23:26)
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They will plunder (EZK 26:12)
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and pillage (EZK 26:12)
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They will demolish (EZK 26:12)
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tear down (EZK 26:12)
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and throw (EZK 26:12)
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Fallen (REV 14:8; REV 18:2)
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She has become (REV 18:2)
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(REV 18:6)
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she has glorified (REV 18:7)
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lived in luxury (REV 18:7)
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she says (REV 18:7)
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I sit (REV 18:7)
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I am (REV 18:7)
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see (REV 18:7)
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by fire for mighty (REV 18:8)
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never to be seen (REV 18:21)
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OpenBible.info: settlement
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VizBible: City
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ACAI: city
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OpenBible.info: lat 32.53650369; lon 44.42088287
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Recogito: lat 32.53617; lon 44.42082
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VizBible: lat 32.53617; lon 44.42082