Bible Location
Meaning: the father of mourning · 1 cross reference · Modern-day map available
Abilene was the district north-west of Damascus ruled by Lysanias in Luke's dating of John the Baptist's ministry. It is important because it helps situate the Gospel story within a real first-century political map. First appears in Luke 3:1.1
Place meaning
the father of mourning
Coordinates
33.59, 36.09
First appears
Luke 3:1
AI summary: Abilene matters because Luke signals that the coming of the word of God took place in the midst of a recognisable imperial order. The district helps anchor the ministry of John in a concrete regional setting near Syria.1
Place meaning
the father of mourning
Latitude
33.59
Longitude
36.09
Bible references
1
A plain, a district lying on the east slope of the Anti-Lebanon range; so called from its chief town, Abila (Luke 3:1), which stood in the Suk Wady Barada, between Heliopolis (Baalbec) and Damascus, 38 miles from the former and 18 from the latter. Lysanias was governor or tetrarch of this province. 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
| Book | Cross-References |
|---|---|
| Luke |
Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.