Babel

Town or city mentioned in 2 verses of the Bible.

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Journeys through Babel

• Judah into exile (597 and 586 BC)
• The return (538–445 BC)

Where it appears

Genesis (2)

Key verses

• Genesis 10:10 first mention — And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
• Genesis 11:9 — Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.

Nearby places

• Babylon 0 km
• Shinar 0 km
• Ahava 0 km
• Addon 0 km
• Cherub 0 km
• Immer 0 km
• Sheshach 0 km
• Cuth 30 km

Bible Geocoding Data by OpenBible.info (https://www.openbible.info/geo/), CC BY 4.0. Map: Natural Earth (public domain). Verse text: King James Version.