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Babylonians

People of Babylon who destroyed Jerusalem and the temple in 586 BC and carried Judah into exile.

people group8 Bible books11 chapters18 verse appearancesAlso known as: Babylonian

Who is this?

The people of , the imperial power that destroys and its temple in 586 BC and carries into exile. Their kings , , and others dominate the books of Kings, , , and . The prophets repeatedly proclaim both Babylon's role as God's instrument of judgment and its own eventual downfall.

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