Babel
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Babylon |
| Most likely | another name for Babylon (high confidence) |
| Coordinates | 32.543° N, 44.422° E |
| Mentioned in | 2 verses |
| First mention | Genesis 10:10 |
Babel is a settlement named in 2 verses of the Bible. It is most likely another name for Babylon (high confidence).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| another name for Babylon | high (81%) | 32.543° N, 44.422° E |
Verses
Genesis
- Genesis 10:10And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.His kingdom began in Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
- Genesis 11:9Therefore 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.That is why it is called Babel, for there the LORD confused the language of the whole world, and from that place the LORD scattered them over the face of all the earth.
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.