TRACHONITIS

Meaning of TRACHONITIS in English

(a rugged region), (Luke 3:1) is in all probability the Greek equivalent for the Aramaic Argob, one of the five Roman provinces into which the country northeast of the Jordan was divided in New Testament times. See: Argob

Smith's Bible English dictionary. Английский библейский словарь Смита. 2012

TRACHONITIS — stony
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