A town in Mesopotamia founded by Nimrod where the tower of Babel was built; capital of the Chaldean Empire.
Key References
Genesis 11:1
Now the whole world had one language and a common form of speech.
Genesis 10:10
His kingdom began in Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
All Scripture References (2)
Genesis (2)
Genesis 10:10
His kingdom began in Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
Genesis 11:9
That is why it is called Babel, for there the LORD confused the language of the whole world, and from that place the LORD scattered them over the face of all the earth.