Abilene in the Bible
At a glance
- Name: Abilene
- Classification: Place
- Testament: New Testament
- Verse mentions: 1
- Books: 1
- Chapters: 1
Description
Abilene was a region in the Roman Empire, located in the area of modern-day Syria and Lebanon, mentioned in the context of John the Baptist's ministry.
KJV Bible references
Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,
