Sacred Atlas

Canonical Place Record

Babylon

Exile, empire, judgment, Daniel's setting, and a major biblical symbol of pride and opposition. See Scripture references, modern location, confidence level, and source attribution from Sacred Atlas.

Modern locationBabil Governorate, Iraq
ConfidenceHigh
Scripture refs6

High confidence

Modern identification

Babylon archaeological site near Hillah - Babil Governorate, Iraq

Coordinates32.5433, 44.4222
Kindsettlement
Claims7
Sources3

Scripture anchors

2 Kings 25Daniel 1Psalm 137Revelation 18Gen 10:10Gen 11:9

Why this place is in the atlas

Exile, empire, judgment, Daniel's setting, and a major biblical symbol of pride and opposition.

Claim ledger

names[0].value Babylon Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High
summary.en Exile, empire, judgment, Daniel's setting, and a major biblical symbol of pride and opposition. Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High
foreignKeys[0] ancientId: ab8fdbc, urlSlug: babel, friendlyId: Babel OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data - CC-BY-4.0 - High
identifications[0].coordinates latitude: 32.543333, longitude: 44.422222, precision: approximate OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data - CC-BY-4.0; upstream ODbL-1.0 - High
identifications[0].modernRegion Babil Governorate Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High
scriptureReferences 2 Kings 25, Daniel 1, Psalm 137, Revelation 18 King James Version 1769 - Public-Domain - High
temporalScopes 586 BC: Jerusalem falls, 6th century BC: Exilic setting Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - Medium