Biblical city
Babylon
Hillah, Iraq · Mesopotamia
Capital of the Neo-Babylonian empire under Nebuchadnezzar, Babylon destroyed Jerusalem in 586 BC and carried Judah into exile. Daniel served in its court, and the prophets made the city a symbol of proud human power, an image Revelation later takes up. The mounds near Hillah preserve the Ishtar Gate foundations and processional way.
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