1 Maccabees 6:4 Common English Bible They resisted him in battle, and he fled. With great disappointment, he planned to return to Babylon.In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations
ADONIKAM : Also called ADONIJAH, a Jew who returned with Ezra from Babylon (Ezra 2:13; Nehemiah 7:18;10:16)
CARCHEMISH : A Babylonian city on the Euphrates, against which the king of Egypt made war (2 Chronicles 35:20; Isaiah 10:9; Jeremiah 46:2)
ELAM : A Jewish captive, whose descendants, to the number of One-thousand two-hundred and fifty-four returned from Babylon (Ezra 2:7;8:7; Nehemiah 7:12)
ISAIAH : Reproves Hezekiah's folly in exhibiting his resources to the commissioners from Babylon (2 Kings 20:12-19; Isaiah 39)
JOAB : An Israelite (or the name of two Israelites) whose descendants returned from Babylon to Jerusalem (Ezra 2:6;8:9; Nehemiah 7:11)
KIRJATH-JEARIM : Inhabitants of, who were taken into captivity to Babylon, returned (Ezra 2:25; Nehemiah 7:29)
NEBUZARADAN (NEBUZAR-ADAN) : Commands the Assyrian army which besieged Jerusalem and carried the inhabitants to Babylon (2 Kings 25:8-21; Jeremiah 39:9,10;43:6;52:12-30)
NOADIAH : A Levite who assisted in weighing the silver, gold, and vessels of the temple which were brought back from Babylon (Ezra 8:33)
PAROSH : The ancestor of one of the families which returned to Jerusalem from captivity in Babylon (Ezra 2:3;8:3;10:25; Nehemiah 7:8;10:14)
PASEAH : Ancestor of a family which returned to Jerusalem from captivity in Babylon (Ezra 2:49; Nehemiah 7:51)
PHAROSH : The ancestor of one of the families which returned to Jerusalem from the captivity in Babylon (Ezra 2:3;8:3;10:25; Nehemiah 7:8;10:14)
POCHERETH : The ancestor of a family which returned to Jerusalem from the captivity in Babylon (Ezra 2:57; Nehemiah 7:59)
REAIAH : Ancestor of a family which returned to Jerusalem from captivity in Babylon (Ezra 2:47; Nehemiah 7:50)
SANBALLAT : An enemy of the Jews in rebuilding Jerusalem after the Babylonian captivity (Nehemiah 2:10,19;;;13:28)
SEVENTY : The Jews in captivity in Babylon for seventy years (Jeremiah 25:11,12;29:10; Daniel 9:2; Zechariah 1:12;7:5)
SHEPHATIAH : The name of two men, ancestors of families which returned to Jerusalem from the captivity in Babylon (Ezra 2:4,57;8:8; Nehemiah 7:9,59)
SOPHERETH : A servant of Solomon whose descendants returned from Babylonian captivity to Jerusalem (Ezra 2:55; Nehemiah 7:57)
SOTAI : A servant of Solomon whose descendents returned from Babylonian captivity to Jerusalem (Ezra 2:55; Nehemiah 7:57)
ZERUBBABEL : Directs the rebuilding of the altar and temple after his return from captivity in Babylon (Ezra 3:2-8;4:2,3;5:2,14-16; Haggai 1:12-14)
ABED-NEGO » Also called AZARIAH » A Jewish captive in Babylon (Daniel 1:6-20;2:17,49;3:12-30; Hebrews 11:34)
ANATHOTH » City of refuge in Benjamin » Inhabitants of, Babylonian captivity (Ezra 2:23; Nehemiah 7:27)
BABYLON » CITY OF » Capital of the kingdom of Babylon (Daniel 4:30; 2 Kings 25:13; 2 Chronicles 36:6,7,10,18,20)
COURAGE » INSTANCES OF THE COURAGE OF CONVICTION » Ezra, in undertaking the perilous journey from Babylon to Palestine without a guard (Ezra 8:22,23)
DISHONESTY » INSTANCES OF » Achan hides the wedge of gold and the Babylonian garment (Joshua 7:11-26)
DISOBEDIENCE TO GOD » INSTANCES OF » Of Achan, in hiding the wedge of gold and the Babylonian garnient (Joshua 7:15-26)
FAITH » INSTANCES OF » Ezra, in making the journey from Babylon to Jerusalem without a military escort (Ezra 8:22)
HEBRON » A city of the tribe of Judah, south of Jerusalem » Jews of the Babylonian captivity lived at (Nehemiah 11:25)
HEZEKIAH » King of Judah » His lack of wisdom in showing his resources to commissioners of Babylon (2 Kings 20:12-19; 2 Chronicles 32:25,26,31; Isaiah 39)
ISAIAH » PROPHECIES, REPROOFS, AND EXHORTATIONS OF » Foretells the ultimate destruction of Babylon (Isaiah 43:14-17;)
ISHMAEL » A son of Nethaniah » Assassinated Gedaliah, governor of Judah under king of Babylon, and takes many Jews captive (Jeremiah 40:8-16;41:1-11; 2 Kings 25:23-25)
ISRAEL, PROPHECIES CONCERNING » (For the history of the above kings see under each » Jehoiakim is elevated to the throne; becomes tributary to Nebuchadnezzar for three years; he rebels; is conquered and carried off to Babylon (2 Kings 24:1-6; 2 Chronicles 36:4-8)
ISRAEL, PROPHECIES CONCERNING » (For the history of the above kings see under each » Jehoiachin is made king; suffers invasion and is carried off to Babylon (2 Kings 24:8-16; 2 Chronicles 36:9,10)
ISRAEL, PROPHECIES CONCERNING » (For the history of the above kings see under each » Zedekiah is made king by Nebuchadnezzar; he rebels; so, Nebuchadnezzar invades Judah, takes Jerusalem, and carries off the people to Babylon, despoiling the temple (2 Kings 24:17-20;; 2 Chronicles 36:11-21)
ISRAEL, PROPHECIES CONCERNING » CAPTIVITY OF » They live in Babylon (Daniel 5:13;6:13; Jeremiah 52:28-30)
ISRAEL, PROPHECIES CONCERNING » CAPTIVITY OF » Cyrus directs the rebuilding of the temple, and the restoration of the vessels which had been carried off to Babylon (2 Chronicles 36:23; Ezra 1:3-11)
JERICHO » A city east of Jerusalem and near the Jordan River » Inhabitants of, taken captive to Babylon, return to, with Ezra and Nehemiah (Ezra 2:34; Nehemiah 7:36)
JESHUA » A Levite who had charge of the tithes » His descendants returned with Ezra from Babylon (Ezra 2:40; Nehemiah 7:43)
JESHUA » Also called JESHUAH » 973 Of his descendants returned from Babylon (Ezra 2:36; Nehemiah 7:39)
JESHUA » Also called JOSHUA » A priest who accompanied Zerubbabel from Babylon (Ezra 2:2; Nehemiah 7:7;12:1)
MISHAEL » Also called MESHACH » One of three Hebrew young men trained with Daniel at the court of Babylon (Daniel 1:6,7,11-20)
RAMAH » Called RAMA » People of, return from the Babylonian captivity (Ezra 2:26; Nehemiah 7:30;11:33)
REPENTANCE » INSTANCES OF » Manasseh, when he was carried away captive to Babylon by the king of Assyria (2 Chronicles 33:12,13)
VISION » Of John on the island of Patmos » The angel proclaiming the fall of Babylon (Revelation 14:8-13)
(The function he served was superior to that of ot » MISCELLANEOUS FACTS CONCERNING » Taken with the captivity to Babylon (Jeremiah 29:1)
