Strong's Number 9

Abilene {ab-ee-lay-nay'}

of foreign origin, cf 58

location

Abilene 1

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Abilene = "grassy meadow"

1. a region of Syria between Lebanon and Hermon towards Phoenicia, 18 miles (29 km) from Damascus and Heliopolis in a remarkable gorge called "Suk Wadi Barada".

A local tradition (based on the Koran) states that Cain buried his brother Abel here, whose tomb is shown in a rock.