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Jabal

American  
[jay-buhl] / ˈdʒeɪ bəl /

noun

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


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The list also includes five castles in south Lebanon's Jabal Amel area, among them the Crusader-era Beaufort fortress, which Israeli forces captured in May.

From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 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

He lives in the Jabal Mukaber district of East Jerusalem.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2024

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

From Reuters ● Oct. 30, 2023

They are escorted by the Agayl tribe and by the fierce mountaineers of Jabal Shammar.

From Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 2 by Sir Richard Francis Burton

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