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Psalms 137:1

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By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down. Yes, we wept, when we remembered Zion.

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The Assyrian and Babylonian ExileThe kingdoms of Judah and Israel with the routes of the Assyrian and Babylonian captivities.

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Places in this passage

Psalms 137:1 mentions Babylon, Edom, Jerusalem and Zion.

Babylon · Radomir Vrbovsky
Edom · Uri
Jerusalem · Godot13
Zion · Godot13

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