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What (who) is rivers of Babylon - definition
Rivers of Babylon
.jpg?width=200 "Illustration of the weeping by the rivers of Babylon from Chludov Psalter (9th century)")
ORIGINAL SONG WRITTEN AND COMPOSED BY BRENT DOWE AND TREVOR MCNAUGHTON ; FIRST RECORDED BY THE MELODIANS
Rivers of babylon; Rivers Of Babylon; King alfa; On the rivers of Babylon; Rivers of Babylon (single); Rivers of Babylon (Boney M. song)
"Rivers of Babylon" is a Rastafari song written and recorded by Brent Dowe and Trevor McNaughton of the Jamaican reggae group The Melodians in 1970. The lyrics are adapted from the texts of Psalms 19, and 137 in the Hebrew Bible.
whore of babylon
![For medieval Spanish Catholics, the Whore of Babylon (Revelation, 17.4–5)<ref>"And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH."</ref> (a Christian allegory of evil) was incarnated by the [[Emirate of Córdoba]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/B Facundus 224vdét.jpg?width=200 "For medieval Spanish Catholics, the Whore of Babylon (Revelation, 17.4–5)<ref>\"And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.\"</ref> (a Christian allegory of evil) was incarnated by the [[Emirate of Córdoba]].")
![David Roberts]] (1850)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/David Roberts - The Siege and Destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans Under the Command of Titus, A.D. 70.jpg?width=200 "David Roberts]] (1850)")
![The whore of Babylon as illustrated in ''[[Hortus deliciarum]]'' by [[Herrad of Landsberg]], 1180](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Herrad von Landsberg whore babylon.jpg?width=200 "The whore of Babylon as illustrated in ''[[Hortus deliciarum]]'' by [[Herrad of Landsberg]], 1180")
![[[Ku Klux Klan]] cartoon depicting the Whore of Babylon wearing the papal tiara, 1925](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Scarletwomankkk.jpg?width=200 "[[Ku Klux Klan]] cartoon depicting the Whore of Babylon wearing the papal tiara, 1925")
![Whore of Babylon wearing the [[papal tiara]] from a woodcut in [[Luther Bible]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Whore of Babylon 1522 Luther New Testament.jpg?width=200 "Whore of Babylon wearing the [[papal tiara]] from a woodcut in [[Luther Bible]]")
NEW TESTAMENT SYMBOL
Babylon (New Testament); Whore of babylon; Mystery, Babylon the Great, The Mother of Harlots and Abominations of the Earth; Babylon the great; Great Whore; The Whore of Babylon; Mother Harlot; Great Prostitute Babylon; Prostitute Babylon; Whore of Babylon (historicism); Babylon the Great; Great Whore of Babylon; Daughter of Babylon; Hoor of Babylon; Mystery Babylon; Babylon the Great: Prophetic Interpretations; Great Harlot of Babylon; Harlot of Babylon; Babylon The Great; Babylonian whore; Babylon whore; Mystery, Babylon the Great, the Mother of Prostitutes and Abominations of the Earth
A reference back to Revelation 17 where it talks about the great prostitute who was drunk with the blood of the saints.
Only it's not biblical in reference at all. Used to describe an exceptionally evil woman who lacks any redeeming qualities, and generally makes your life hell.
She's a whore of Babylon. She's trying to take over my project and run it into the ground.
Only it's not biblical in reference at all. Used to describe an exceptionally evil woman who lacks any redeeming qualities, and generally makes your life hell.
She's a whore of Babylon. She's trying to take over my project and run it into the ground.
Whore of Babylon
NEW TESTAMENT SYMBOL
Babylon (New Testament); Whore of babylon; Mystery, Babylon the Great, The Mother of Harlots and Abominations of the Earth; Babylon the great; Great Whore; The Whore of Babylon; Mother Harlot; Great Prostitute Babylon; Prostitute Babylon; Whore of Babylon (historicism); Babylon the Great; Great Whore of Babylon; Daughter of Babylon; Hoor of Babylon; Mystery Babylon; Babylon the Great: Prophetic Interpretations; Great Harlot of Babylon; Harlot of Babylon; Babylon The Great; Babylonian whore; Babylon whore; Mystery, Babylon the Great, the Mother of Prostitutes and Abominations of the Earth
Babylon the Great, commonly known as the Whore of Babylon, refers to both a symbolic female figure and place of evil mentioned in the Book of Revelation in the Bible. Her full title is stated in Revelation 17 (verse 5) as "Mystery, Babylon the Great, the Mother of Prostitutes and Abominations of the Earth" (; transliterated mystērion, Babylōn hē megalē, hē mētēr tōn pornōn kai tōn bdelygmatōn tēs gēs).
Examples of use of rivers of Babylon
1. They have never undergone the critical rehabilitation afforded their competitors Abba, which means their oeuvre‘s more outre aspects have been dwarfed by the memory of their two biggest hits, 1'78‘s double A–side Brown Girl in the Ring/ Rivers of Babylon and the Christmas number one Mary‘s Boy Child – still, respectively, the fifth and 10th best–selling singles in British chart history.
2. In the section on longings for the Land of Israel, for example, Psalm 137 is quoted, which opens with the words: "By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down and we wept when we remembered Zion," but also features Arik Einstein‘s song "Yoshev B‘San Francisco Al Hamayim" (Sitting in San Francisco on the water). "It‘s hard to explain why this event moves me so much," says Kristal–Shalit.