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Definition of Abila

1. Noun. A promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar; one of the Pillars of Hercules.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Abila

Literary usage of Abila

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Later Biblical Researches in Palestine and the Adjacent Regions: A Journal by Edward Robinson, Eli Smith (1856)
"Pococke conjectured that Abila lay near ; and heard of " an inscription on a stone near ... No further progress was made in identifying the site of Abila, ..."

2. The Works of Sir Walter Ralegh, Kt by Sir Walter Raleigh, Thomas Birch, William Oldys (1829)
"... and of Heliopolis and Abila. THE next portion of the land of Canaan bordering Asher was the Upper Galilee; the greatest part whereof fell to the lot of ..."

3. Biblical Researches in Palestine, and in the Adjacent Regions: A Journal of by Edward Robinson (1874)
"Pococke conjectured that Abila lay near ; and heard of " an inscription on a stone near the river ; " referring probably to those above given. ..."

4. Five Years in Damascus: With Travels and Researches in Palmyra, Lebanon, the by Josias Leslie Porter (1870)
"... the ancient Abila— Roman road and aqueducts — Inscriptions — History of Abila — Sublime pass — Roman bridges ..."

5. A History of the Jewish People in the Time of Jesus Christ by Emil Schürer (1885)
"For the coins of Abila with the Pompeian era are rightly ascribed to this town.200 Its titles also are the same as those of Gadara: ..."

6. A History of the Jewish People in the Time of Jesus Christ by Emil Schürer (1896)
"For the coins of Abila with the Pompeian era are rightly ascribed to this town.800 Its titles also are the same as those of Gadara: ..."

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