Abilene

Abilene
An area NW of Damascus round Abila. Luke 3:1 mentions that when John the Baptist began his ministry Abilene was governed by Lysanias. An inscription, dated between 15 and 30 CE, at Abilene, refers to ‘Lysanias the tetrarch’.

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  • Abilene — puede referirse a: Abilene (Biblia); distrito romano o tetrarquía de la región del Antilíbano. Paradoja de Abilene; declaración que define la tendencia a tomar decisiones grupales poco satisfactorias. En geografía: Abilene (Alberta) Canadá.… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Abilene — steht für: Abilene (Syrien), im 1. Jahrhundert v. Chr. syrische Tetrarchie, ab 69 Teil der römischen Provinz Syria das Netzwerk Internet2 (als Codename) Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Abilene (Georgia) Abilene (Kansas) Abilene (Texas) Abilene… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Abilene — Abilene, KS U.S. city in Kansas Population (2000): 6543 Housing Units (2000): 3104 Land area (2000): 4.128864 sq. miles (10.693709 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 4.128864 sq. miles (10.693709 sq …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Abilene, KS — U.S. city in Kansas Population (2000): 6543 Housing Units (2000): 3104 Land area (2000): 4.128864 sq. miles (10.693709 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 4.128864 sq. miles (10.693709 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Abilene, TX — U.S. city in Texas Population (2000): 115930 Housing Units (2000): 45618 Land area (2000): 105.131329 sq. miles (272.288881 sq. km) Water area (2000): 5.478724 sq. miles (14.189829 sq. km) Total area (2000): 110.610053 sq. miles (286.478710 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • ABILENE — ABILENE, district in Coele Syria, centered around the city of Abila (modern Suq on the Barada River, 16½ mi. (27 km.) N.W. of Damascus) and extending over the western slopes of Mt. Hermon. Originally part of the Iturean principality, it was held… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Abilene — f English (U.S.): a comparatively rare name. In the New Testament, Abilene is a region of the Holy Land (Luke 3: 1), whose name is of uncertain origin, but may be derived from a Hebrew element meaning ‘grass’. Several places in America have been… …   First names dictionary

  • Abilene — Distrito romano o tetrarquía de la región del Antilíbano, al norte del monte Hermón. Recibió su nombre de la capital, Abila, ciudad enclavada en un pintoresco desfiladero junto a la orilla del río Abaná (conocido hoy como Barada). * * * ► C. de E …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Abilene —   [ æbəliːn],    1) Stadt in Kansas, USA, nördlich von Wichita, 6 600 Einwohner;   Wirtschaft:   war 1867 81 bedeutende Eisenbahnverladestation (Kansas Pacific Railroad) für den Viehtrieb aus Texas.    2) Stadt im mittleren Texas, USA, 107 000… …   Universal-Lexikon

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