Bible Encyclopedias
Petra
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
A ruined city, and once the rock capital of Edom, and afterwards of Arabia Petræa; was a place of some importance at one time as a commercial centre; the name Petra signifies rock.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Petra'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/p/petra.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.