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Abana
Holman Bible Dictionary
(ab' uh nuh) or ABANAH (NASB) River in Damascus in Syria. In his anger Naaman wanted to wash here rather than in the dirty Jordan (2 Kings 5:12 ). Many Hebrew manuscripts, the Septuagint and Targums call the river the Amana. See Song of Song of Solomon 4:8 . Its modern name is Barada, and it travels swiftly from snow-capped Mount Hermon through Damascus to end in a marsh.
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Abana'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/a/abana.html. 1991.