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Jabal

American  
[jey-buhl] / ˈdʒeɪ bəl /

noun

  1. (in the Bible) a son of Lamech, and the progenitor of nomadic shepherds.


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The building that collapsed is on a crowded street that divides the predominantly Sunni Bab al-Tabbaneh neighbourhood from the mainly Alawite Jabal Mohsen.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

Later, I took a 20-minute drive to Al Sahab Park, a short distance outside Abha, crowded with people admiring the evening mist shrouding Jabal Soudah, the country’s highest peak at 9,892 feet.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2025

Known locally as Jabal Musa, Mount Sinai is where Moses is said to have been given the Ten Commandments.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2025

The Israeli army did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the Jabal Safi strike.

From Reuters • Oct. 30, 2023

And Adah bare Jabal; he was the father of such as dwell in tents and have cattle.

From Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II Luther on Sin and the Flood by Lenker, John Nicholas

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