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Abilene

A small province in Cœlo Syria, between Lebanon and Antilibanus. Of this place Lysanias was governor in the fifteenth year of Tiberius, Luke iii, 1. Abilene is rendered in the installed Bible Names resource as “the father of mourning.” This unified study connects 8 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.

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  • Historical Reference: Nave’s Topical Bible — Public domain
  • Historical Reference: Hitchcock’s Bible Names Dictionary (1869)
  • Historical Reference: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
  • Historical Reference: A Biblical and Theological Dictionary
  • Historical Reference: concordance
  • Historical Reference: STEPBible TBESG (based primarily on Abbott-Smith)
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Subject type
Subject
Strong’s
G0009
Greek
Ἀβιληνή · Abilēnē
Name meaning
the father of mourning According to Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Strong’s and original-language information

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

Ἀβιληνή

G0009
Transliteration
Abilēnē
Language
Greek
Part of speech
N:N-F-L
Indexed occurrences
1

Glosses

Abilene

Lexicon definition

Ἀβειληνή (T, Rec. Ἀβι-), -ῆς, ἡ, (sc. χώρα), Abilene, a district in the Anti-Lebanon: Luk.3:1.† (AS)

Hebrew lexical coverage

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Complete dictionary entries

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Abilene

the father of mourning

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A Biblical and Theological Dictionary

ABILENE

a small province in Cœlo Syria, between Lebanon and Antilibanus. Of this place Lysanias was governor in the fifteenth year of Tiberius, Luke iii, 1. Abela, or Abila, the capital, was north of Damascus, and south of Heliopolis.

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Concordance

Strong's Concordance

Abilene

Indexed occurrences: 1

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All Scripture references1 references

Luke 1

Luke 3:1

Topical Bible

Nave's Topical Bible

ABILENE

Entry:
Nave’s Topical Bible references for ABILENE.

Indexed references: 1

Scripture references:
Luke 3:1

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Bible Names

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Abilene

Meaning:
the father of mourning

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Sources

Ancient Context1 items

Josephus Antiquities Whiston

How Archelaus Upon A Second Accusation, Was Banished To Vienna.

Antiquities Book 17, Chapter 13

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ABILENE

Nave’s Topical Bible references for ABILENE.

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