New evidence from Babylon has verified the existence of Belshazzar, the name first given in Daniel 5: 1, as well as his co-regency during the absence of his father, Nabonidus, in Temâ.

Another important passage was Isaiah 40: 3 – 5, which imagines the exiled Israel proceeding home to Jerusalem on a newly-constructed road, led by the victorious Yahweh who has conquered the gods of Babylon.

In Esther 2: 5 – 6, either Mordecai or his great-grandfather Kish is identified as having been exiled from Jerusalem to Babylon by King Nebuchadnezzar in 597 BCE: " Mordecai son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, who had been carried into exile from Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, among those taken captive with Jeconiah king of Judah.

* Deliverance from Distress in Babylon ( 4: 9 – 5: 1 ) The similarities to Isaiah 41: 15 – 16 and the references to Babylon suggest the period of this material, although it is unclear whether a period during or after the siege of 586 is meant.

In the 1990s, he had the role of Lennier in the syndicated sci-fi TV series Babylon 5, and he also served as narrator of A & E Network's Emmy Award-winning series, Biography.

He is perhaps best known for his role as Will Robinson on the CBS science fiction television series Lost in Space ( 1965 – 1968 ), as well as for his role as ambassadorial aide Lennier in the syndicated series Babylon 5 ( 1994 – 1998 ).

He also created the band The Be Five with other Babylon 5 actors, and fronts another band called Seduction of the Innocent.

* Hyperion class ( Babylon 5 )

Michael Moorcock's fantasy novel The War Hound and the World's Pain depicts a supernatural Grail quest set in the era of the Thirty Years ' War, and science fiction has taken the Quest into interstellar space, figuratively in Samuel R. Delany's 1968 novel Nova, and literally on the television shows Babylon 5 and Stargate SG-1 ( as the " Sangraal ").

* Interstellar Alliance, an alliance in Babylon 5 to fight the Shadows

Science fiction shows advised by JPL include Babylon 5 and its sequel series, Crusade.

It is also part of the plot of the movie Total Recall and the television series Babylon 5.

* Babylon 5 ( 1993 – 1998 plus spin-offs ) television series and fictional universe.

* Psi Corps, in the Babylon 5 fictional universe, the ruling body of Earth's telepaths

The television series Star Trek: The Next Generation ( 1987 ) began a torrent of new SF shows, including three further Star Trek spin-off shows and Babylon 5.

An avid fan of the science fiction TV series Babylon 5, he appeared in the season 4 episode " Moments of Transition " as a character named " Mr. Adams ," who hires former head of security Michael Garibaldi to locate his megalomaniacal dog and cat.

The pilot episode aired just weeks before the debut of Babylon 5.

The creator of Babylon 5, J. Michael Straczynski, indicated that Paramount was aware of his concept as early as 1989, when he attempted to sell the show to the studio, and provided them with the series bible, pilot script, artwork, lengthy character background histories, and " synopses to about 22 or so planned episodes taken from the overall course of the planned series ".

Paramount passed on Babylon 5, but later announced Deep Space Nine was in development two months after Warner Bros. announced its plans for Babylon 5.

" Babylon 5s first-run syndicated ratings averaged between 3 and 4 % of U. S. households from 1995 to 1997, whereas DS9 ranged from 4 to 5 % during the same time span.

* J. Michael Straczynski, creator of Babylon 5, Crusade and Jeremiah

He was the creator and showrunner for the science fiction television series Babylon 5, and its spin-off Crusade, and of Jeremiah.

Developed by Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski and executive produced by Straczynski and Sam Egan, the series is loosely based on Belgian writer Hermann Huppen's comic book series, Jeremiah.

He demonstrated a preference for the manner in which the plot of Babylon 5 had been devised, while acknowledging how the Deep Space Nine writers had developed a continuing plotline: "... it is rare for a series creator to envision how the series will develop over time.

She was married to J. Michael Straczynski, creator of Babylon 5, and wrote articles about Rod Serling's Night Gallery for Twilight Zone Magazine together with him.

In early 2005, Katsulas, who in the words of Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski, " loved smoking with a passion that cannot be described " was diagnosed with incurable lung cancer.

It is also noted for featuring early script-writing work from J. Michael Straczynski, later the creator of Babylon 5 ; Paul Dini and Brynne Stephens, both of whom who would go on to write acclaimed episodes of Batman: The Animated Series ; Beast Wars story editor Larry DiTillio ; and David Wise, later the head-writer of the TV version of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

According to Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski, Claudia Christian declined to be in the fifth season-according to her they weren't interested in having her.

* This episode was written by Kathryn M. Drennan, wife at the time of Babylon 5 creator and executive producer J. Michael Straczynski.

J. Michael Straczynski, creator of Babylon 5, expressed his own dissatisfaction with a part of this episode ( namely the appearance of the Zarg ), as well as a desire to apologize to fans in person.

The final shutdowns are completed as a maintenance worker ( played as a cameo appearance by creator of Babylon 5, and writer and director of this episode, J. Michael Straczynski ) shuts down the system and the fusion reactors are set to overload.

* This episode is the only one of the series which was directed by the creator of Babylon 5 ( J. Michael Straczynski ), in which he also made a cameo appearance ( as the maintenance tech who shuts down the lights on the station ).

Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski put it thus: It was made for Kosh, as Delenn points out, was almost a part of him ; it wouldn't function as well, if at all, for anyone else.

It is also noted for featuring early script-writing work from Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski, and Paul Dini of Batman: The Animated Series fame One episode, " Battle Cat ," was written by Star Treks D. C. Fontana.

Also in 2000, Frank began his first collaboration with J. Michael Straczynski, the acclaimed television writer and creator of Babylon 5, who had created the successful comic series Rising Stars the year before.

Series creator J. Michael Straczynski cites the mystery surrounding the Battle of the Line as a key aspect of introducing Babylon 5 to the audience: " The Battle of the Line and the hole in Sinclair's mind was always intended as the entry point or trigger to the story.

The planet and race were named by Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski after the Islamic pulpit known as a minbar.

Babylon 5's producer and creator, J. Michael Straczynski, has noted that Naranek is a title, not part of a name.

Series creator and executive producer J. Michael Straczynski supervised a special edition of Babylon 5: The Gathering which aired on TNT immediately following the new TV movie, Babylon 5: In the Beginning.

The series was sold overseas and broadcast in the USA, Canada and Australia, and in spite of the very low budget — which meant that sometimes the shadow of a puppet could be seen behind a " TV Screen " before the communication device was supposedly turned on — the show rated strongly with young audiences in many regions ( including New York City ) and garnered a huge following, with Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski stating that it was his favourite TV show as a child.

In The Babylon Files, a Babylon 5 guidebook, series creator Straczynski said he had considered having G ' Kar have a " revolving-door " series of aides, akin to Murphy Brown.