Answers about Babylon

Did King Nebuchadnezzar have children and was his daughter named Fenena as appears in the Opera Nabucco by Verdi?

We know of two children of Nebuchadnezzar: a son, Amel Marduk (known as Evil-Merodach in 2 Kings 25:27), and a daughter Nitocris. Fenena was an imaginary person in Verdi’s opera. In fact the only historical character in the opera is Nebuchadnezzar himself, although he is called Nabucco.

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How old was Belshazzar when he died?

Neither the Bible nor external texts give any date of birth for Belshazzar or indication of age so we can only speculate. His grandmother, Adad-Guppi, was born 649 BC and lived 98 years (according the Haran Inscription). This being the case we expect his father, Nabonidus, to have been 60+ when he took the throne [...]

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Who was King Nebuchadnezzar’s son?

Nebuchadnezzar was king of Babylon from 605BC to 562BC. We know of two of his children: a son, Amel Marduk (known as Evil-Merodach in 2 Kings 25:27), and a daughter Nitocris. Amel-Marduk succeeded Nebuchadnezzar as king. According to Berossus (Jos Ap 1.20), Amel-Marduk was killed in a coup. His brother-in-law, Neriglissar (probably the same as Nergal-Sharezer [...]

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