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    Merodach-baladan

    בְּרֹאדַךְ בַּלְאֲדָן

    Merodach-baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, king of Judah.

    verses
    2
    first named
    2 Kings 20:12
    last named
    Isaiah 39:1
    period
    Divided Monarchy
    tribe
    Mesopotamia

    Description

    Who was Merodach-baladan?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Merodach-baladan was the king of Babylon who sent envoys with letters and a gift to Hezekiah, king of Judah, after hearing of Hezekiah's illness and recovery (2Ki.20.12; Isa.39.1). Hezekiah welcomed the envoys and showed them all his treasures, including silver, gold, spices, and precious oils, as well as his armory and everything in his storehouses. The prophet Isaiah then came to Hezekiah and prophesied that a time would come when all these treasures and even some of Hezekiah's descendants would be carried off to Babylon (2Ki.20.13-18; Isa.39.2-7). This event foreshadowed the future Babylonian conquest of Judah.

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    Where the story of Merodach-baladan happensThe one place the claims about Merodach-baladan reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Babylon. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Merodach-baladan there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Babylon
    Divided MonarchyThe one place the claims about Merodach-baladan reach

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 2, across 2 books.

    1. 2 Kings1 verse

      20:12

    2. Isaiah1 verse

      39:1

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    ElsewhereIsraelPatriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribesElsewhereDavidAnointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus ChristElsewhereJudahIsraelite tribe, kingdom, and province

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