Strong's Number G9

Ἀβιληνή

Abilene · ab-ee-lay-nay'

Transliteration:

Abilene{ab-ee-lay-nay'}

Word Origin:

of foreign origin, cf 58

Part of Speech:

location

Strong's Definition:

Abilene, a region of Syria

Usage in the KJV:

Abilene 1

Total: 1
Occurs 1 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

Abilene = "grassy meadow"

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.