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    Abilene

    AB-ih-leen

    Hebrew
    Girl
    In the King James Bible
    Meaning
    Meadow; Land of grass; Green pasture
    Origin
    Hebrew
    Is it in the Bible?
    Yes — Abilene appears in the King James Bible, including Luke 3:1.
    First appears in
    Psalms — Wisdom and worship
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Abilene is the green pasture — soul restored, still waters found, the meadow where the Shepherd provides rest and provision.
    King James verses
    • Luke 3:1

      "Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar... and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene."

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