Biblical place

Where was Babylon?

Imperial city of exile and one of scripture’s strongest symbols of pride, captivity, and judgment.

First appears in 2 Kings 17:24 · 15 books · 74 chapters

Overview

Babylon is the great city of exile in the Old Testament and later becomes a loaded symbol of arrogance, domination, and corrupt power in Jewish and Christian imagination.

Babylon is represented in the local geography layer as Babylon. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 2 Kings 17:24 and is mentioned across 15 books, with 296 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Babylon today

Find the traditionally identified site on a modern map.

For present-day orientation, use the map here as your guide to the archaeological zone of Babylon in modern Iraq. It places the biblical city inside the lower Mesopotamian landscape rather than treating it as an abstract pin.

Babylon is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.

Modern orientation

Babylon

32.543°N · 44.422°E

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