Riblah

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Riblah was an ancient town in Syria that served as a strategic military and administrative headquarters, notably used by the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar during the final conquest of Judah.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Kir-hareseth 4
Riblah canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient town
archaeological site
associatedWith fall of Jerusalem (586 BCE)
associatedWithEvent blinding of Zedekiah
capture of King Zedekiah of Judah
execution of Zedekiah’s sons
category Biblical location
Former populated place in Syria
country Syria
functionedAs field headquarters of Nebuchadnezzar II
place of judgment
governedBy Neo-Babylonian Empire
historicalPeriod Iron Age
languageOfName Hebrew
locatedIn Syria
region of Coele-Syria
locatedNear modern border of Syria and Lebanon
locatedOn Orontes River
mentionedIn Book of 2 Kings
Book of Jeremiah
Hebrew Bible
linked to: Tanakh
religiousTradition Christianity
Judaism
roleIn Babylonian campaign against Jerusalem
final conquest of Judah
strategicFeature near important river crossing
on major north–south route through Syria
usedAs administrative headquarters
military headquarters
usedBy Babylonian army
linked to: Babylonian forces

Nebuchadnezzar II

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Zedekiah takenTo Riblah
subject linked to: King Zedekiah of Judah
land of Moab hasCity Kir-hareseth
linked to: Riblah
Moabites importantCity Kir-hareseth
linked to: Riblah
Moab majorCity Kir-hareseth
linked to: Riblah
Chemosh hasCultCenter Kir-hareseth
linked to: Riblah
Hamath nearbyAncientCities Riblah