Abana
Abana, a river near Damascus, which Naaman saw as superior to the Jordan River.
The name Abana means “made of stone; a building”
PlaceOld Testament1 book1 verse
Summary
Location
- Identified as
- Barada River
- Certainty
- Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
- Coordinates
- 33.514° N, 36.305° E
Glossary entries
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Mentions
- 2 Kings 5:12אֲבָנָה · Abana; אֲמָנָה · AmanaAre not the Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not have washed in them and been cleansed?” So he turned and went away in a rage.