What are…
the rivers of Babylon

By the rivers of Babylon,
There we sat and also wept,
When we remembered Zion. —Psalm 137:1

These Babylonian rivers are the…
—Tigris River
—Euphrates River
—Chalonas River
—the Ulai River
—and the extensive attached canals and waterways in ancient Babylon (modern Iraq).

The Jewish exiles sat and wept there after the 586 BCE destruction of Jerusalem.

More information

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• What is Ulai?
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• What is the Kingdom of Babylon (aka Babylonian Empire)?
• Iraq in the Bible
• What are the exiles in the Bible?