Is Biblical Babylon in Present day Iraq?

South Africa
January 18, 2007 8:07am CST
recently i had somebody saying thta babylon is in the present day iraq but i want to confirm this.
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• India
18 Jan 07
Yes You are right The Biblical Babylone is In Iraq. In fact this even predates the Bible. This crescent shaped land between the Rivers Euphrates and Tigris (Known as the Fertile Crescent ) was the cradle of the world's oldest civilization. And by meaning OLDEST means THE OLDEST, not as a figure of speech but literally.The civilization was known as the Mesopotamian civilization and was the abode of the Akkads ,(circa 3800 b.c. and the composing date of the Bible can tentatively be put in the region of 100 A.D. )their seat of Power being Babylon .Later this civilization came to be known as Babylonian civilization. Hope I have been some kind of assistance to your query.
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• South Africa
19 Jan 07
Your detailed response has enlighted me to a greater extent.
@srhelmer (7029)
• Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
18 Jan 07
The ruins of Babylon are located about 50 miles south of Baghdad in Iraq.
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