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NASB | Revelation 17:5 and on her forehead a name was written, a mystery, "BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Revelation 17:5 And on her forehead a name was written, a mystery: "BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES (false religions, heresies) AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH." |
Bible Question: It probably comes as no surprise, but I have to ask "What is the Bibical definition of 'Babylon'"?, I dont think we are all on the same page. |
Bible Answer: I look up the word in the strongs The KJV New Testament Greek Lexicon Strong's Exhaustive Concordance for the word Babylon in Rev 17:5 is Babylon - "confusion" a very large and famous city, the residence of the Babylonian kings, situated on both banks of the Euphrates. Cyrus had formerly captured it, but Darius Hystaspis threw down its gates and walls, and Xerxes destroyed the temple of Belis. At length the city was reduced to almost solitude, the population having been drawn off by the neighbouring Seleucia, built on the Tigris by Seleucus Nicanor. of the territory of Babylonia allegorically, of Rome as the most corrupt seat of idolatry and the enemy of Christianity if you like to look it up in a Strong's Exhaustive Concordance the # is 897 on the greek side if you need more help or if I did not understand you question please write me at budfreshour@hotmail.com |