Merodach-baladan

Gender: Male

Years: -712 - -712

Dictionary Text: Merodach has given a son,, “the hereditary chief of the Chaldeans, a small tribe at that time settled in the marshes at the mouth of the Euphrates, but in consequence of his conquest of Babylon afterwards, they became the dominant caste in Babylonia itself.” One bearing this name sent ambassadors to Hezekiah. He is also called Berodach-baladan;.

Family Members

• Father: Baladan

Verses

• Isaiah 39:1: At that time Merodachbaladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah: for he had heard that he had been sick, and was recovered.