![]() About five miles above Hillah, on the opposite or left bank of the Euphrates occurs a series of artificial mounds of enormous size. A portion of the ruins is occupied by the modern town of Hillah. The houses, which were frequently three or four stories high, were laid out in straight streets crossing each other at right angles. The two palaces were joined not only by the bridge, but by a tunnel under the river. At either extremity of the bridge was a royal palace, that in the eastern city being the more magnificent of the two. The city was situated on both sides of the river Euphrates, and the two parts were connected together by a stone bridge five stades (above 1000 yards) long and 30 feet broad. Taking the lowest estimate of the extent of the circuit, we shall have for the space within the rampart an area of above 100 square miles-nearly five times the size of London! It is evident that this vast space cannot have been entirely covered with houses. (George Smith, in his "Assyrian Discoveries," differs entirely from all these estimates, making the circuit of the city but eight miles.) Perhaps Herodotus spoke of the outer wall, which could be traced in his time. Curtius 368, of Clitarchus 365 and of Ctesias 360 stades (40 miles). The estimate of Herodotus and of Pliny is 480 stades (60 Roman miles, 53 of our miles) of Strabo 385, of Q. With respect to the exact extent of the circuit they differ. All the ancient writers appear to agree in the fact of a district of vast size, more or less inhabited having been enclosed within lofty walls and included under the name of Babylon. Topography of Babylon-Ancient description of the city. The first rise of the Chaldean power was in the region close upon the Persian Gulf thence the nation spread northward up the course of the rivers, and the seat of government moved in the same direction, being finally fixed at Babylon, perhaps not earlier than B.C, 1700. Benner's book The Living Words expounding on the Ancient Hebrew culture and philosophy.ĭefinition of Hebrew Words (Articles) Defining Hebrew words within their original cultural context.( confusion ), Babylon (Greek form of Babel ), is properly the capital city of the country which is called in Genesis Shinar, and in the later books Chaldea, or the land of the Chaldeans. The Living Words - Introduction (Article) An introduction to Mr. How to do a Hebrew Word Study (Video Course) Learn the methods to uncover the deeper meanings of Hebrew words behind the English translations. Benner's ebook, A Mechanical Translation of Genesis. In our English language we also have the word babble meaning "To utter a meaningless confusion of words or sounds", a clear connection between Hebrew and English.įree Study Pack Sign up for our mail list and get a free study pack that includes Mr. Yes, Babel and Babylon are one and the same place Babylon is the place of confusion. But, instead of translating this name the same way all the time, the translators have chosen to translate it as "Babylon" in all its other occurrences. While we may only be familiar with this place name as Babel as found in Genesis, this name is used 262 times throughout the Biblical text. Interestingly the name בבל ( babel) is a mixing up of the letters from the word בלל (balal). In this case the word "confused" is the Hebrew word בלל ( balal) meaning to be mixed up and it was here that God "mixed up" the languages. ![]() ![]() Whenever a Hebrew name is given in the text and followed by the word "because", the text is providing the connection between the name and the reason for the name. Therefore its name was called Babel, because there the LORD confused the language of all the earth and from there the LORD scattered them abroad over the face of all the earth. To most people the name Bavel (or Babel) is only known to us as the name of the city where God confounded the languages. ![]() Topics Definition of Hebrew Names Babel By Jeff A. ![]()
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