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Merodach-baladan in the Bible.

A small tribe at that time settled in the marshes at the mouth of the Euphrates, but in consequence of his conquest of Babylon afterwards, they became the dominant caste in Babylonia itself.” One bearing this name sent ambassadors to… The King James Version names Merodach-baladan in 1 verse, Isaiah 39:1.

Merodach-baladan’s family.

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Merodach-baladan

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Who Merodach-baladan was.

Merodach has given a son, (Isa. 39:1), “the hereditary chief of the Chaldeans, a small tribe at that time settled in the marshes at the mouth of the Euphrates, but in consequence of his conquest of Babylon afterwards, they became the dominant caste in Babylonia itself.” One bearing this name sent ambassadors to Hezekiah (B.C. 721). He is also called Berodach-baladan (2 Kings 20:12; 2 Chr. 20:31).

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

Places in Merodach-baladan’s story.

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The verse that names Merodach-baladan.

Isaiah 1

  • Isaiah 39:1At that time Merodach-baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah: for he had heard that he had been sick, and was recovered.

Questions about Merodach-baladan.

Who was Merodach-baladan in the Bible?

A small tribe at that time settled in the marshes at the mouth of the Euphrates, but in consequence of his conquest of Babylon afterwards, they became the dominant caste in Babylonia itself.” One bearing this name sent ambassadors to… The King James Version names Merodach-baladan in 1 verse, Isaiah 39:1.

Who was Merodach-baladan’s father?

Baladan.

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