BABEL, BABYLON (1)ba'-bel, bab'-i-lon (Topographical): Babylon was the Greek name of the city written in the cuneiform script of the Babylonians, bab-ili, which means in Semitic, "the gate of god." The Hebrews called the country, as well as the city, Babhel. This name they considered came from the' root, balal, "to confound" (Genesis 11:9). The name in Sumer... View Details
This is the same as Zerubbabel.
|begotten in Babylon,| leader of returning Isr. exiles Zerubbabel Bible / Our Library / Bible Dictionaries / Quick Reference Dictionary / Zerubbabel Share Tweet Save Bible Dictionaries - Easton's Bible Dictionary - Zerubbabel Zerubbabel [N] [H] [S] the seed of Babylon, the son of Salathiel or Shealtiel ( Haggai 1:... View Details
|I have asked of God,| an Israelite name
Salathiel [N] [H] [S] whom I asked of God, the son of Jeconiah ( Matthew 1:12 ; 1 Chronicles 3:17 ); also called the son of Neri ( Luke 3:27 ). The probable explanation of the apparent discrepancy is that he was the son of Neri, the descendant of Nathan, and thus heir to the throne of David on the death of Jeconiah (Compare Jeremiah 22:30 ). These dictionary topic... View Details