The Babylonians are certainly one of the Bible’s biggest baddies, but they were also one of history’s greatest empires. So, who were the Babylonians? ...A good brief overview of the Old Babylonian and Neo-Babylonian Empires.
For many PaleoJudaica posts on ancient Babylon, start with the links collected here, plus here, here, here, and here, and just keep going.
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