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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 (fär`pər), in the Bible, river of Damascus.
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It is the principal source of the Abana river--only one-
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?
 
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