Gebal

Gebal:    A line (or natural boundary, as a mountain range).

   1) A tract in the land of Edom south of the Dead Sea (Ps. 83:7); now called Djebal.

   2) A Phoenician city, not far from the sea coast, to the north of Beyrout (Ezek. 27:9); called by the Greeks Byblos. Now Jibeil. Mentioned in the Amarna tablets.

   An important Phoenician text, referring to the temple of Baalath, on a monument of Yehu-melek, its king (probably B.C. 600), has been discovered.

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Gebal — (a. Geogr.), 1) Stadt in Phönicien, vielleicht so v.w. Byblos; berühmt waren die dasigen Zimmerleute, deren Salomo zum Tempelbau nach Jerusalem berief u. bei denen die syrischen Kaufleute ihre Schiffe bauen ließen; 2) (Gabaliten), heidnisches… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Gebal — Gebal, Stadt, s. Byblos … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Gebal — Gebal, Stadt, s. Byblos … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
GEBAL civitas Syriae — Psal. 83. v. 8. Gabel nunc Volaterrano. Lat. limes, vel terminus … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Gebal — Gebạl, phönikisch hebräischer Name von Byblos. … Universal-Lexikon
Ba`alat Gebal — Ba‘alat Gebal, Lady of Byblos , was the goddess of the city of Byblos, sometimes known to the Greeks as Baaltis .She was generally identified with the pan Semitic goddess ‘Ashtar and so equated with the Greek goddess Aphrodite. However… … Wikipedia
Phoenicia — (. [cite book | last = Casson | first = Lionel | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Ships and Seamanship in the Ancient World | publisher = The Johns Hopkins University Press | date = December 1 1995 | location = | pages = 57 58 | url =… … Wikipedia
Byblos — (ar) جبيل Vue générale de la vielle ville … Wikipédia en Français
Gibelet — Byblos Byblos (ar) جبيل Le port de Byblos … Wikipédia en Français
Jbeil — Byblos Byblos (ar) جبيل Le port de Byblos … Wikipédia en Français

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