Abilene
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Modern Name
Souq Wadi Barada
Country
Lebanon
Region
Phoenicia
Coordinates
33.6267, 36.1058
About
Abilene is a region mentioned in the New Testament, located in the region of Phoenicia in modern-day Lebanon. Known today as Souq Wadi Barada. It appears across 1 verse in Scripture.
History & Historical Arc
Abilene enters Scripture in a single but historically precise verse: Luke 3:1, which carefully situates the ministry of …
Archaeological Notes
Abilene corresponds to the region centered on the Wadi Barada valley in the Anti-Lebanon mountains of modern Syria and L…