Bible Location
Meaning: noble; rulers · 2 cross references · Modern-day map available
Pekod was a Babylonian-associated district or people named in prophetic judgment oracles. It is important because it helps fill out the regional map of Babylon's allies and territories. First appears in Jer 50:21.1
Place meaning
noble; rulers
Coordinates
32.54, 44.42
First appears
Jer 50:21
AI summary: Pekod matters because the prophets often name the components of imperial power rather than speaking only in broad terms. Jeremiah and Ezekiel use the name within Babylon-focused judgments, making it part of the political landscape surrounding exile and downfall. The cross references present Pekod as a Babylonian-linked district in the geography of judgment.1
Place meaning
noble; rulers
Latitude
32.54
Longitude
44.42
Bible references
2
Probably a place in Babylonia (Jer. 50:21; Ezek. 23:23). It is the opinion, however, of some that this word signifies “visitation,” “punishment,” and allegorically “designates Babylon as the city which was to be destroyed.” 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.