JEREMIAH—NOTE ON Jeremiah 50:1 Babylon is taken. Persia conquered Babylon in 539 B.C. (Isaiah 13:1; Isaiah 21:9). Bel was the title (“Lord”) of the chief god of Babylon, depicted as a storm god and source of life (Isaiah 46:1). Merodach (Babylonian “Marduk”) was the personal name of this god.

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