Biblical place
Where was Babylon?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Rome.
First appears in 1 Peter 5:13 · 1 books · 1 chapters
Overview
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Rome.
Babylon is represented in the local geography layer as Rome. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 1 Peter 5:13 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.
Nearby biblical places
About 0 km away in the local coordinate layer.
Where it sits on the map
How to get to Babylon today
Travel to Babylon, the modern-day Rome.
Babylon is commonly identified with Rome, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.
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.
Key passages
Appears in
1 chapter · 1 verse mention