Babylo'nians. The inhabitants of Babylon, a race of Shemitic origin, who were among the colonists planted in the cities of Samaria by the conquering Assyrian. Ezr_4:9.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
By Dr. William Smith.Published in 1863
bab-i-lō?ni-anz: The inhabitants of BABYLONIA (which see). They were among the colonists planted in Samaria by the Assyrians (Ezr_4:9). ?The likeness of the Babylonians in Chaldea? (Eze_23:15) refers to the pictures which were common on the walls of Babylonian palaces, and the reports of them being heard in Jerusalem, or copies of them seen there, awakened the nation's desire for these unknown lovers, which Judah had ample occasion to repent of (Eze_23:17, Eze_23:23; compare 2 Ki 24).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
PRINTER 1915.