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Thursday, November 30th, 2023
the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
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Abana
The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia
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A river rising in the Anti-Libanus, flowing through Damascus, and disappearing in the Meadow lakes. Reference to it is found only once in the Bible (2 Kings, 5:12), in the exclamation of Naaman, "Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel?" At the present time it is known as Nahr Barada (see AMANA). The proper reading of the name is probably "Amana," as given in the ḳeri of 2 Kings, 5:12. See illustration on opposite page.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Abana'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/a/abana.html. 1901.
Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Abana'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/a/abana.html. 1901.
