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Babylon is a village within the Town of Babylon in Suffolk County, New York. The population was 12,188 at the 2020 census. [3] It is located approximately 25 miles (40 km) from New York City at the Queens border and approximately 33 miles (53 km) from Manhattan. Its official name is The Incorporated Village of Babylon.
A map of Babylon, with major areas and modern-day villages. The spelling Babylon is the Latin representation of Greek Babylṓn (Βαβυλών), derived from the native Bābilim, meaning "gate of the god(s)". [15] The cuneiform spelling was 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (KÁ.DIG̃IR.RA KI). This would correspond to the Sumerian phrase Kan dig̃irak. [16]
While a number of biblical place names like Jerusalem, Athens, Damascus, Alexandria, Babylon and Rome have been used for centuries, some have changed over the years. Many place names in the Land of Israel, Holy Land and Palestine are Arabised forms of ancient Hebrew and Canaanite place-names used during biblical times [1] [2] [3] or later Aramaic or Greek formations.
Acts 17:15 AL Houston County: Dothan [1] Dothan: Genesis 37:17 AL Cullman County & Marshall County: Joppa: Jaffa: Joshua 19:46 AL Etowah County & Marshall County: Sardis City: Sardis: Revelation 3:1 AK Unorganized Borough: Bethel: Bethel: Genesis 12:8 AK Unorganized Borough: Elim: Elim: Exodus 15:27 AZ Maricopa County: Phoenix: Phoenix: Acts 27 ...
Captree Island, an island partly in the southeastern part of the town and containing part of Captree State Park.; Cedar Island, an island in the Great South Bay.; Fire Island, a barrier beach island between the Great South Bay and the Atlantic Ocean, of which west of the Robert Moses Causeway, is within the confines of the Town of Babylon.
The Babylonian Map of the World (also Imago Mundi or Mappa mundi) is a Babylonian clay tablet with a schematic world map and two inscriptions written in the Akkadian language. Dated to no earlier than the 9th century BC (with a late 8th or 7th century BC date being more likely), it includes a brief and partially lost textual description.
The locations, lands, and nations mentioned in the Bible are not all listed here. Some locations might appear twice, each time under a different name. Only places having their own Wikipedia articles are included. See also the list of minor biblical places for locations which do not have their own Wikipedia article.
Babylon remained a minor town in a small state until the reign of its sixth Amorite ruler, Hammurabi, during 1792–1750 BC (or c. 1728 –1686 BC in the short chronology). [11] He conducted major building work in Babylon, expanding it from a small town into a great city worthy of kingship.