In 4 Ezra,2 Esdras/4 Esdras; see the article on the naming conventions of the Books of Ezra4 Ezra 3:1–2, 28–31 2 Baruch2 Baruch 10:1–3, 11:1, 67:7 and the Sibylline Oracles,Sibylline oracles 5.143, 159–60 "Babylon" is a cryptic name for Rome. In Revelation 17:9 it is said that she sits on "seven mountains",(the King James Version Bible—the New International Version Bible uses the words "seven hills") typically understood as the seven hills of Rome.Wall, R. W. (1991). New International Biblical Commentary: Revelation (207). Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers.Bratcher, R. G., & Hatton, H. (1993). A Handbook on the Revelation to John. UBS handbook series; Helps for translators (248). New York: United Bible Societies.Davis, C. A. (2000). Revelation. The College Press NIV commentary (322). Joplin, Mo.: College Press Pub.Mounce, R. H. (1997). "The Book of Revelation." The New International Commentary on the New Testament (315). Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.Beckwith, Isbon T. The Apocalypse of John. New York: MacMillan, 1919; reprinted, Eugene: Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2001. A Roman coin minted under the Emperor Vespasian (ca. 70 AD) depicts Rome as a woman sitting on seven hills.
