Topic
Abana
1 passage cited, from 3 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- 2 Kings 5:12Easton · Smith · Nave River of Damascus
Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 1 references
Stony (Heb. marg. “Amanah,” perennial), the chief river of Damascus (2 Kings 5:12). Its modern name is Barada, the Chrysorrhoas, or “golden stream,” of the Greeks. It rises in a cleft of the Anti-Lebanon range, about 23 miles north-west of Damascus, and after flowing southward for a little way parts into three smaller streams, the central one flowing through Damascus, and the other two on each side of the city, diffusing beauty and fertility where otherwise there would be barrenness.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 1 references
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 1 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → River of Damascus 2Ki 5:12
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.