How to Pronounce Abilene
ab-uh-LEE-neh
Abilene is pronounced ab-uh-LEE-neh (ˈæbəliːni): four syllables, stress on the third. Also heard: AB-uh-LEE-nee.
What does Abilene mean?
Abilene means “the father of mourning”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Where was Abilene?
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.
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
Also pronounced
AB-uh-LEE-nee
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