In the first known interaction between the two nations, the ancient Persians freed the Jews from captivity in Babylon.

The Bible depicts Nebuchadrezzar II and his city as doomed, but to his own people, he restored Babylon to glory. A snarling lion from the sixth century B.C. once lined Babylon’s broad ...

The Bible says that he also stole sacred objects from the Jewish temple and took them back to Babylon to place in the temple of Marduk. To punish his disrespect, the Bible recounts in the Book of ...

Archaeology news: 'Remarkable' discovery in Babylon could confirm Bible story happened ARCHAEOLOGICAL discoveries made in the lands of ancient Babylon have shed light on the historical accuracy of ...

In 2015, the Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem exhibited a collection of Babylonian cuneiform tablets produced during the reign of Nebuchadnezzar between 572 and 477 B.C.E.