Abana

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Abana (əbā`nə), in the Bible, river of Damascus. It is probably the Barada, flowing near Damascus. See also Pharpar Pharpar , in the Bible, river of Damascus. Its identity with the Awaj, a river flowing easterly south of the city, is doubtful. The other river of Damascus was the Abana.
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No references found			It is the principal source of the Abana river--only one- The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context If the scenery of the south be less romantic and sublime than that of the northern mountains, it must be allowed to possess in the same proportion superior softness and beauty; and upon the whole, we feel ourselves entitled to exclaim with the patriotic Syrian---``Are not Pharphar and Abana, rivers of Damascus, better than all the rivers of Israel? Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter View in context			abaft Abaginskii, Arkhip Abagtha Abagur Abai Abai Kunanbaev Abai Steppe Abakan Abakan Range Abakan Steppe Abakan Tatars Abakanowicz, Magdalena Abakeliia, Tamara Abakeliia, Tamara Grigorevna Abalakov abalienation abalone abalyn abambulacral abampere abampere centimeter squared abampere per square centimeter abamurus Aban Aban Parab Abana abandon abandoned channel abandoned mine abandoned workings abandonment abandonment contour abandonware Abankin, Pavel Abankin, Pavel Sergeevich Abano, Pietro d' ABAP abapertural abapical Abarbanel, Isaac Abarim Abaris abarognosis ABARS Abas Abascal, José Fernando de Abasha Abasheli, Aleksandr Abasheli, Aleksandr Vissarionovich Abashevo Culture Abashidze, Grigol			Abalienate Abalienatio Abalienation Abalienation Abalienation Abalienation abalone abalone abalone Abalone Recovery and Management Plan abalones abalones abalones abalyn ABAM Abama Abama abambulacral Abamectin abamp abampere abampere abampere abampere centimeter squared abampere per square centimeter abamurus Aban Aban Aban (mythology) Aban Parab Abana Abanao-Zandueta-Kayong-Chugum-Otek ABANC Aband abandannad abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon allegiance Abandon and Salvage Clause Abandon and Salvage Clauses Abandon Call and Retry Abandon Clause Abandon Clauses Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here Abandon hope, all ye who enter here abandon nationality abandon oneself to Abandon Rate Abandon Rate Abandon Rates Abandon Ship Abandon Ship Abandon ship bag abandon to Abandonar Abandonare

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