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    Enter a name to see what it means in Scripture, the language it comes from, and the King James Version verses where it appears. 1,332 names searchable, free and without signup.

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    Abilene

    Pronounced AB-ih-leen

    girl
    ✓ In the King James Bible — Yes — Abilene appears in the King James Bible, including Luke 3:1.
    Meaning
    "Meadow; Land of grass; Green pasture"
    Origin
    Hebrew

    Abilene is the green pasture — and the LORD makes us lie down in green pastures. 'He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.' Abilene is the restful place where God provides.

    Spiritual meaning

    Abilene is the green pasture — soul restored, still waters found, the meadow where the Shepherd provides rest and provision.

    Related verses (KJV)

    • "He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters."

      Psalm 23:2 (KJV) →
    • "Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar... and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene."

      Luke 3:1 (KJV) →
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