Old Testament
Baladan
The father of Merodach-baladan, the Babylonian king who sent envoys to Hezekiah.
Baladan is mentioned in Scripture solely as the father of Merodach-baladan II, the king of Babylon. His name appears in the historical accounts of 2 Kings 20:12 and Isaiah 39:1, which document the Babylonian embassy sent to King Hezekiah of Judah. He serves as a genealogical marker identifying the royal house of the Babylonian ruler.
In the text
- Verses
- 2
- Books
- 2
- First appears
- 2 Kings 20:12
- Last appears
- Isaiah 39:1
Where Baladan appears
2 verses · 2 chaptersIn the same books
- Sennacherib14 versesThe Neo-Assyrian king who besieged Jerusalem during the reign of King Hezekiah.
- Amoz13 versesAmoz is identified in Scripture solely as the father of the prophet Isaiah.
- Remaliah13 versesThe father of Pekah, the usurper king of Israel who conspired against Pekahiah.
- Pekah11 versesThe son of Remaliah who assassinated Pekahiah to become the eighteenth king of Israel.
- Rabshakeh16 versesA high-ranking Assyrian official who taunted Jerusalem and King Hezekiah during Sennacherib's invasion.
- Gehazi12 versesThe servant of Elisha the prophet who was struck with leprosy due to his greed and deceit.
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