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Phasaelis

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(Φασαηλίς , Josephus; Φασηλίς, Ptolemy, 5:16, 7; Phaseli., Pliny, 13:4, 19; 21:5, 11), a city in the plain of the Jordan, built by Herod the Great in honor of his brother Phasaelus (Josephus, Ant. 16:5, 2; 17:8, 1; 18:3, 2; War, 2:9, 1). It is now Tell Fusail, a small hill with ruins at its base. The site is inhabited by a few people who cultivate their gardens. These are irrigated by a brook, the fountain of which is an hour more to the west, hidden as it were under the high cliffs below Daumeh, and under the shade of a dense jungle (see Robinson, Researches, 2:305). Brocardus and Mar. Samedo (Secr. Fidel. Cruc. III, 14:3) identify this little stream, now called Ain Fusail, with the brook Cherith (see Reland, Palaest. page 953; Bachiene, Heil. Geogr. I, 1:126-130).-Van de Velde, Memoir, page 339.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Phasaelis'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​p/phasaelis.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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