Bible Dictionaries
Zabadaeans

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

ZABADÆANS . The name of an Arabian tribe defeated by Jonathan Maccabæus, b.c. 144. According to the account in 1Ma 12:30-32 , its home was to the N.W. of Damascus. Perhaps Zebedâni , on the Anti-Lebanon, about 20 miles on the way from Damascus to Baalbek, represents the ancient name.

J. F. McCurdy.

Bibliography Information
Hastings, James. Entry for 'Zabadaeans'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hdb/​z/zabadaeans.html. 1909.