See also Babel, Babylon; Daniel

In the Old Testament, the king of Babylon (604-561 B.C. ) who subdued Judah (2 Kgs. 24: 1-4) and besieged Jerusalem (2 Kgs. 24: 10-11). The prophet Lehi was commanded to flee Jerusalem in about 600 B.C. to avoid being taken captive to Babylon (1 Ne. 1: 4-13) when Nebuchadnezzar carried away King Zedekiah and the people (2 Kgs. 25: 1, 8-16, 20-22). Daniel interpreted Nebuchadnezzar’s dreams (Dan. 2; 4).